# Ward 18 Ward, Mutare District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-18/ Ward · Mutare District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutare District, Manicaland Province. It covers **91.2 km²**. - 91.2km² ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 lies in [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-12/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-17/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-20/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-26/) and [Ward 36](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-36/). By area it is the 1129th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 214 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.2613° S, 32.4055° 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 18 - 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) · Chimoio108 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare202 km ### Nearest railway station Odzi (Ward 31), about 33 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:21, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 18 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 18, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Mukuku - Mutimba - Nyamasasi ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 3 hills. - Bokosi · 1,150 m - Mpurudzi · 1,114 m - Chibatsvatsva · 1,072 m - Nyabvure · 1,050 m - Chiringaodzi · 880 m - Chibanje · 877 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 18 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mutare 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre · Ward 16 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.33805&mlon=32.17531#map=17/-19.33805/32.17531) Petrol pump Dangamvura service station · Ward 6 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.99739&mlon=32.58914#map=17/-18.99739/32.58914) Hotel Dangamvura hotel · Ward 6 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.99886&mlon=32.59144#map=17/-18.99886/32.59144) School Mutsago Secondary School · Ward 24 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45680&mlon=32.30935#map=17/-19.45680/32.30935) College ICT International Zimbabwe · Ward 18 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.02096&mlon=32.60609#map=17/-19.02096/32.60609) Police station Odzi Police Station · Ward 31 33 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. ## Other wards in Mutare District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 18?In Mutare District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 17, Ward 19, Ward 20, Ward 26 and Ward 36 - What time zone is Ward 18 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 18?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 18?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 18?Bokosi (1,150 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?Dangamvura service station, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW110518 (OCHA common operational dataset)