# Ward 17 Ward, Buhera District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-17/ Ward · Buhera District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Buhera District, Manicaland Province. It covers **102.2 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 102km² - 4mapped services - 1,009 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-19/) and [Ward 32](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-32/). By area it is the 1053rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.9% of [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 190 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.3846° S, 31.7963° 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 17 - 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio173 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare178 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:21). 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 17 Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 17. Settlements here lie between about 931 m and 1,049 m above sea level (median 1,009 m). - Chinouya - Fadzamoyo - Gudo - Hadzizi - Hatinahama - Hukuimwe - Mangoma - Mashingaidze - Mubvirwi - Mudanda - Nheya - Viriri - Wadzenenga 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 17 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 17, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Chitobwe Dam ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Chitubwe · 1,000 m - Zumbgwiruare · 934 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 17 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Buhera District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 759 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (182 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 24 135 Feb 24 119 Mar 22 106 Apr 20 51 May 18 10 Jun 16 8 Jul 15 10 Aug 18 2 Sep 21 12 Oct 24 30 Nov 25 95 Dec 24 182 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 17 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mudanda Clinic · Ward 17 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.37613&mlon=31.71575#map=17/-19.37613/31.71575) Bank CABS · Ward 14 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26839&mlon=31.65261#map=17/-19.26839/31.65261) Petrol pump Glow Petroleum · Ward 14 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.27034&mlon=31.65226#map=17/-19.27034/31.65226) Hotel Paradise Hotel · Ward 14 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26828&mlon=31.64105#map=17/-19.26828/31.64105) School Viriri Secondary/High School · Ward 17 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.39037&mlon=31.75157#map=17/-19.39037/31.75157) College Makumbe High School · Ward 5 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.32741&mlon=31.43780#map=17/-19.32741/31.43780) 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 17 Places mapped inside Ward 17 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools3 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 Buhera District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19 and Ward 32 - What time zone is Ward 17 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 17?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 17?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 17?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ward 17?Settlements lie between 931 m and 1,049 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 17?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Chitubwe (1,000 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Mudanda Clinic, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?CABS, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Glow Petroleum, about 20 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 17?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW110117 (OCHA common operational dataset)