# Ward 17 Ward, Mutare Urban District, Manicaland Province

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Ward · Mutare Urban District 

# Ward 17

Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutare Urban District, Manicaland Province. It covers **7.25 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.2km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Ward 17?

Ward 17 lies in [Mutare Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-10/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-12/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-13/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-16/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-3/) and [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-5/). By area it is the 1676th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.8% of [Mutare Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 209 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 6.2 km from Mutare, the main town of Mutare Urban District. The centre point is at 18.9829° S, 32.6134° 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).

## Things to see in and around Ward 17

### Nearby, outside Ward 17

- Dangamvura · museum, Ward 73.7 km
- Busstop Ndongwe · attraction, Ward 73.9 km
- Christmas Pass · viewpoint, Ward 124.7 km
- Mutare Heights · viewpoint, Ward 224.7 km
- The Mutare Museum · museum, Ward 125.8 km
- Prince of Wales View · attraction, Ward 119.1 km
- Nyachowa Falls Entrance · attraction, Ward 1516 km
- Nyachowa Falls · waterfall, Ward 1517 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## 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) · Chimoio88 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare198 km

### Nearest railway station

Mutare (Ward 10), about 5.3 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:19).

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.

## Weather in Ward 17 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mutare Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,063 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (248 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 22 207 

Feb 22 173 

Mar 21 145 

Apr 19 69 

May 17 19 

Jun 15 16 

Jul 14 21 

Aug 17 5 

Sep 20 16 

Oct 22 37 

Nov 23 106 

Dec 23 248 

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 Highlands Eye Clinic · Ward 13 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.96670&mlon=32.63330#map=17/-18.96670/32.63330) 

Bank CBZ · Ward 10 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97591&mlon=32.66687#map=17/-18.97591/32.66687) 

Petrol pump Dangamvura service station · Ward 6 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.99739&mlon=32.58914#map=17/-18.99739/32.58914) 

Hotel Golden Peacock Villa Hotel · Ward 13 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.00163&mlon=32.62306#map=17/-19.00163/32.62306) 

Mall Mutare Trade Centre · Ward 10 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97379&mlon=32.66845#map=17/-18.97379/32.66845) 

School Kids' Ark ECD Center · Ward 16 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97847&mlon=32.62179#map=17/-18.97847/32.62179) 

College The Catholic University of Zimbabwe Mutare · Ward 17 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.98414&mlon=32.61915#map=17/-18.98414/32.61915) 

Police station Chisamba Police Station · Ward 4 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.99201&mlon=32.63752#map=17/-18.99201/32.63752) 

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.

- Colleges and universities2
- Restaurants1

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 Mutare Urban District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 16
- Ward 18
- Ward 19
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 17?In Mutare Urban District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 17?Ward 10, Ward 12, Ward 13, Ward 16, Ward 3 and Ward 5
- What is there to see in Ward 17?Dangamvura, Busstop Ndongwe, Christmas Pass, Mutare Heights
- 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)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 17?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Highlands Eye Clinic, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?CBZ, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Dangamvura service station, about 3.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW112117 (OCHA common operational dataset)