# Ward 18 Ward, Buhera District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-18/ Ward · Buhera District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Buhera District, Manicaland Province. It covers **191.8 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 192km² - 5mapped services - 858 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 lies in [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-12/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-17/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-2/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-20/), [Ward 32](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-32/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-8/). By area it is the 554th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.6% of [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 189 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.3178° S, 31.9146° 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 18 - 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) · Chimoio160 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare177 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:08) 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 18 Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 18. Settlements here lie between about 819 m and 934 m above sea level (median 858 m). - Chidiro - Chiporiro - Chirimudombo - Choto-Nyasha - Duvaduve - Mabvuragudo - Mabvuregudo - Madume - Magondo - Magondo-Mabvuregudo - Mateverere - Mbavara - Mugumbate - Mukutukutu - Mumbijo - Mutauto - Muyambirwi - Ngohlo - Njinja - Nyashanu Mission - Ruzvidzo - Svenge-Mabvuregudo - Vengayi 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 18 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 18, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Chadzire - Chadzire Dam ### Hills and mountains 7 hills. - Nzvimbe · 945 m - Muruwa · 931 m - Maremare · 926 m - Masenga · 905 m - Rwamamhanda · 899 m - Chivanje · 867 m - Mamvarume · 824 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 18 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mudanda Clinic · Ward 17 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.37613&mlon=31.71575#map=17/-19.37613/31.71575) Bank CABS · Ward 14 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26839&mlon=31.65261#map=17/-19.26839/31.65261) Petrol pump Glow Petroleum · Ward 14 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.27034&mlon=31.65226#map=17/-19.27034/31.65226) Hotel Paradise Hotel · Ward 14 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26828&mlon=31.64105#map=17/-19.26828/31.64105) School Mutauto Secondary School · Ward 18 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.31665&mlon=31.93495#map=17/-19.31665/31.93495) 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 18 Places mapped inside Ward 18 in open map data, by type. - Schools5 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 17 - 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 18?In Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 15, Ward 17, Ward 2, Ward 20, Ward 32 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 18 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 18?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 18?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 18?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ward 18?Settlements lie between 819 m and 934 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 18?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 18?Nzvimbe (945 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Mudanda Clinic, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 18?CABS, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?Glow Petroleum, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW110118 (OCHA common operational dataset)