# Ward 17 Ward, Makoni District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-17/ Ward · Makoni District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makoni District, Manicaland Province. It covers **373.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 374km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 10 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-1/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-11/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-19/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-26/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-27/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-30/), [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-33/) and [Ward 34](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-34/). By area it is the 207th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.8% of [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 161 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.7438° S, 32.2286° 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 17 - 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) · Chimoio134 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare150 km ### Nearest railway station Nyazura (Ward 33), about 7.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:20, 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 17 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 17. - Tsungwezi 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 17 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 17, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Bakers Dam ### Hills and mountains 8 hills; 1 mountain. - Chirimutsitu · 1,500 m - Tableland · 1,476 m - Matukashari · 1,358 m - Mhemberiri · 1,271 m - Marawa · 1,207 m - Nyamin · 1,198 m - Mwenji · 1,186 m - Mwenji · 1,153 m - Mamngudze · 1,086 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 17 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 17 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Makoni Rural Hospital · Ward 22 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.61292&mlon=32.38832#map=17/-18.61292/32.38832) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Nyazura · Ward 33 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.71248&mlon=32.17225#map=17/-18.71248/32.17225) Hotel WellyGees Lodge Rusape · Ward 9 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53894&mlon=32.14084#map=17/-18.53894/32.14084) School Mavhudzi Government High School · Ward 17 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.72466&mlon=32.14317#map=17/-18.72466/32.14317) Police station Odzi Police Station · Ward 31 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.96454&mlon=32.39009#map=17/-18.96454/32.39009) 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 17 Places mapped inside Ward 17 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Makoni District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - 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 17?In Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 1, Ward 11, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 26, Ward 27, Ward 30, Ward 33 and Ward 34 - What time zone is Ward 17 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 17?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 17?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 17?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 17?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Chirimutsitu (1,500 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Makoni Rural Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Nyazura, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW110417 (OCHA common operational dataset)