# Ward 22 Ward, Buhera District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-22/ Ward · Buhera District # Ward 22 Ward 22 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Buhera District, Manicaland Province. It covers **255.6 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 256km² - 5mapped services - 946 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 22? Ward 22 lies in [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-20/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-21/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-24/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-25/) and [Ward 32](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-32/). By area it is the 401st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.8% of [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/). The centre of Ward 22 is about 210 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.5159° S, 31.9411° 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 22 - 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) · Chimoio161 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare198 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 22 Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 22. Settlements here lie between about 842 m and 1,000 m above sea level (median 946 m). - Chakaza - Chizema - Gotora - Jongwe - Mafuratidze - Marambanyika - Masasa - Matareke - Muchuchu - Mutezo - Rashamira - Tarume - Zariro 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 22 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 22, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Kuwengwa Dam - Matikiti Dam - Muchuchu Dam - Murwira Dam - Nguwe Dam - Pfumbe Dam - Rundewe - Simene Dam - Zimhete Dam ### Hills and mountains 14 hills. - Musasa · 1,148 m - Ndavamo · 1,100 m - Chipundo · 1,050 m - Chitezwa · 1,013 m - Unyadza · 1,004 m - Nyamatikiti · 1,003 m - Mchuchu · 1,000 m - Makwenjere · 994 m - Pfumbe · 994 m - Gonde · 992 m - Gotama · 985 m - Zhazhaungwe · 978 m - Marirangwe · 911 m - Mangadzi · 875 m ### History 2 ruins. - Kagumbudzi Ruins - Mchuchu Ruins 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 22 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 22 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mudanda Clinic · Ward 17 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.37613&mlon=31.71575#map=17/-19.37613/31.71575) School Zvomoyo Primary School · Ward 22 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.48978&mlon=31.91913#map=17/-19.48978/31.91913) 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 22 Places mapped inside Ward 22 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 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - 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 22?In Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 22?Ward 20, Ward 21, Ward 23, Ward 24, Ward 25 and Ward 32 - What time zone is Ward 22 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 22?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 22?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 22?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ward 22?Settlements lie between 842 m and 1,000 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 22?8 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 22?Musasa (1,148 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 22?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 22?Mudanda Clinic, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 22?ZW110122 (OCHA common operational dataset)