# Ward 16 Ward, Makoni District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-16/ Ward · Makoni District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makoni District, Manicaland Province. It covers **133.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 134km² ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-12/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-17/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-26/) and [Ward 38](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-38/). By area it is the 830th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 139 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.6322° S, 32.0618° 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 16 - 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare129 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio155 km ### Nearest railway station Rusape (Ward 10), about 13 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 17:22). 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 16 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 16. - Tsanzaguru 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 16 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 16, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Madetere - Mukuisi - Mvuranhema - Nyamapembere - Nyamatsanga - Nyamuguri - Rusape ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 1 mountain. - Furenje · 1,384 m - Mutumbu · 1,377 m - Tsanzaguru · 1,350 m - Zowa · 1,343 m - Mutyisi · 1,280 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 16 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Makoni District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 797 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (202 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 164 Feb 21 125 Mar 20 100 Apr 18 42 May 16 9 Jun 14 6 Jul 13 12 Aug 16 2 Sep 20 8 Oct 22 29 Nov 23 98 Dec 22 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 16 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rusape General Hospital · Ward 10 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.52809&mlon=32.13000#map=17/-18.52809/32.13000) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 1 · Ward 1 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53675&mlon=32.12423#map=17/-18.53675/32.12423) Hotel WellyGees Lodge Rusape · Ward 9 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53894&mlon=32.14084#map=17/-18.53894/32.14084) Mall Jacaranda Walk · Ward 38 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.39524&mlon=32.10533#map=17/-18.39524/32.10533) School chiundu high, tandi, rusape · Ward 12 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.56219&mlon=32.01312#map=17/-18.56219/32.01312) 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. ## Other wards in Makoni District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 17 - 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 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 15, Ward 17, Ward 26 and Ward 38 - What time zone is Ward 16 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 16?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 16?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 16?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Furenje (1,384 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Rusape General Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 1, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW110416 (OCHA common operational dataset)