# Ward 9 Ward, Zvishavane Urban District, Midlands Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-9/

Ward · Zvishavane Urban District 

# Ward 9

Ward 9 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvishavane Urban District, Midlands Province. It covers **25.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 25.5km²
- 2mapped services
- 998 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ward 9?

Ward 9 lies in [Zvishavane Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 9 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-10/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-14/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-19/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-5/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-8/). By area it is the 1563rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 40.9% of [Zvishavane Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/). The centre of Ward 9 is about 298 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.3351° S, 30.0621° 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 9

- 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) · Bulawayo154 km
- Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown285 km

### Nearest railway station

Bannochburn (Ward 19), about 20 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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.

## Villages and localities in Ward 9

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 9. The largest with a recorded population: Zvishavane (59,717).

- Zvishavane

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Ward 9 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Zvishavane Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 617 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (132 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 103 

Feb 24 103 

Mar 23 85 

Apr 21 41 

May 18 10 

Jun 16 6 

Jul 15 4 

Aug 18 2 

Sep 22 16 

Oct 24 34 

Nov 25 82 

Dec 25 132 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 9

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zvishavane District Hospital-Er · Ward 6 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30604&mlon=30.04752#map=17/-20.30604/30.04752) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Zvishavane · Ward 10 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31508&mlon=30.05274#map=17/-20.31508/30.05274) 

Hotel Palawani Lakeworld Resort · Ward 3 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31598&mlon=30.05559#map=17/-20.31598/30.05559) 

School Marlborough High School · Ward 7 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31188&mlon=30.05652#map=17/-20.31188/30.05652) 

College Msu-Zvishavane MAIN Campus · Ward 9 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.32112&mlon=30.05740#map=17/-20.32112/30.05740) 

Police station Zvishavane · Ward 7 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31339&mlon=30.05682#map=17/-20.31339/30.05682) 

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 9

Places mapped inside Ward 9 in open map data, by type.

- Colleges and universities2

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 Zvishavane Urban District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 9?In Zvishavane Urban District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 9?Ward 1, Ward 10, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 19, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 5 and Ward 8
- What time zone is Ward 9 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 9?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 9?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ward 9?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 9?January to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 9?Zvishavane District Hospital-Er, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 9?TotalEnergies Service Station Zvishavane, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 9?ZW172509 (OCHA common operational dataset)