# Ward 12 Ward, Zvishavane District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-12/ Ward · Zvishavane District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvishavane District, Midlands Province. It covers **68.3 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 68.3km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 lies in [Zvishavane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-11/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-19/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane-urban/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-7/). By area it is the 1330th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.8% of [Zvishavane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 297 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.2900° S, 29.9493° 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 12 - 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) · Bulawayo142 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown275 km ### Nearest railway station Bannochburn (Ward 19), about 8.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:27). 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 12 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 12, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Makure - Pfumwe ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Dayataya · 1,146 m - Datayu · 1,023 m ### History 1 ruin. - Bushman Paintings 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 12 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Zvishavane 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 12 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lundi Rural Hospital · Ward 10 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.24134&mlon=30.01570#map=17/-20.24134/30.01570) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Zvishavane · Ward 10 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31508&mlon=30.05274#map=17/-20.31508/30.05274) Hotel Clevers Hotels and Resorts · Ward 6 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30879&mlon=30.04617#map=17/-20.30879/30.04617) School Zvegona Primary School · Ward 12 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.29790&mlon=29.96807#map=17/-20.29790/29.96807) College Dadaya National Service Youth Training Centre · Ward 12 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31195&mlon=29.92556#map=17/-20.31195/29.92556) Police station Zvishavane · Ward 7 12 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 12 Places mapped inside Ward 12 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 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 District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 12?In Zvishavane District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 11, Ward 19, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 12 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 12?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 12?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 12?Dayataya (1,146 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Lundi Rural Hospital, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?TotalEnergies Service Station Zvishavane, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW170812 (OCHA common operational dataset)