# Ward 23 Ward, Buhera District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-23/ Ward · Buhera District # Ward 23 Ward 23 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Buhera District, Manicaland Province. It covers **230.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 230km² - 3mapped services - 884 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 23? Ward 23 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 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-16/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-20/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-22/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-24/) and [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-25/). By area it is the 449th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.3% of [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/). The centre of Ward 23 is about 210 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.4570° S, 32.0627° 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 23 - 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) · Chimoio147 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 06:22, sunset around 17:20). 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 23 Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 23. - Chavahera - Chirozva - Kandenga - Mudawose 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 23 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 23, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mafodhla ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Rutsuro · 867 m - Mpeza · 842 m - Wunzi · 742 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 23 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 23 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre · Ward 16 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.33805&mlon=32.17531#map=17/-19.33805/32.17531) School Chirozva Secondary School · Ward 23 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.47804&mlon=32.08360#map=17/-19.47804/32.08360) 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 23 Places mapped inside Ward 23 in open map data, by type. - 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 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - 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 23?In Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 23?Ward 16, Ward 20, Ward 22, Ward 24 and Ward 25 - What time zone is Ward 23 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 23?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 23?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 23?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 23?Rutsuro (867 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 23?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 23?Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 23?ZW110123 (OCHA common operational dataset)