# Ward 6 Ward, Shurugwi District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-6/ Ward · Shurugwi District # Ward 6 Ward 6 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Shurugwi District, Midlands Province. It covers **178.0 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 178km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 6? Ward 6 lies in [Shurugwi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 10 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-1/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-2/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-22/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-24/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-5/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-7/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-9/). By area it is the 605th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.1% of [Shurugwi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/). The centre of Ward 6 is about 246 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.9177° S, 30.2826° E. Source: [Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT Central Statistics Office via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zwe). ## Know before you go: Ward 6 - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Harare - CurrencyZimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - Country calling code+263 - LanguagesEnglish, Shona, South Ndebele, North Ndebele - Plug typesType G · 220 V - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo174 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare237 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:26). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 6 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 6, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Gwegonangombe ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Chipongwani · 1,135 m - Tokwe · 1,088 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ward 6 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Shurugwi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 696 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (177 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 130 Feb 22 118 Mar 21 93 Apr 19 39 May 16 6 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 5 Aug 17 1 Sep 20 8 Oct 23 28 Nov 23 87 Dec 22 177 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 6 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vuranda Cliniv · Ward 1 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.04896&mlon=30.25663#map=17/-20.04896/30.25663) Hotel Mhandamabwe Sunrise hotel · Ward 6 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.11864&mlon=30.37022#map=17/-20.11864/30.37022) School Primary School · Ward 6 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.89057&mlon=30.29509#map=17/-19.89057/30.29509) College Great Zimbabwe Unversity Masha · Ward 5 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.02470&mlon=30.50346#map=17/-20.02470/30.50346) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ward 6 Places mapped inside Ward 6 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Shurugwi District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 6?In Shurugwi District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 6?Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 22, Ward 23, Ward 24, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 7, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 6 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 6?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 6?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 6?Chipongwani (1,135 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 6?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 6?Vuranda Cliniv, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 6?ZW170706 (OCHA common operational dataset)