# Ward 23 Ward, Chipinge District, Manicaland Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-23/ Ward · Chipinge District # Ward 23 Ward 23 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chipinge District, Manicaland Province. It covers **226.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 226km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Ward 23? Ward 23 lies in [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-15/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-20/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-21/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-22/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-24/) and [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-25/). By area it is the 456th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.3% of [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/). The centre of Ward 23 is about 347 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.6650° S, 32.4369° 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) · Chimoio198 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira275 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:16). 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 **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 23. - Mwangazi - Zamchiya 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 2 rivers and streams. - Nyabeto - Nyazikuta ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Nduvurgwe · 593 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 Chipinge District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (163 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 148 Feb 25 144 Mar 24 130 Apr 22 66 May 19 22 Jun 17 19 Jul 17 18 Aug 20 5 Sep 23 16 Oct 25 31 Nov 26 81 Dec 26 163 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 Gumira Clinic · Ward 22 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.60392&mlon=32.28056#map=17/-20.60392/32.28056) School Muumbe Primary School · Ward 23 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.65940&mlon=32.44716#map=17/-20.65940/32.44716) 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. - Schools4 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 Chipinge 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 23?In Chipinge District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 23?Ward 15, Ward 20, Ward 21, 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?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 23?Nduvurgwe (593 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 23?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 23?Gumira Clinic, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 23?ZW110323 (OCHA common operational dataset)