# Ward 16 Ward, Mutasa District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-16/ Ward · Mutasa District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutasa District, Manicaland Province. It covers **86.8 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 86.8km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Mutasa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-1/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-17/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-24/) and [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-25/). By area it is the 1166th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.4% of [Mutasa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 182 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.7049° S, 32.5125° 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio108 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare173 km ### Nearest railway station Odzi (Ward 31), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:20). 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 16 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 16, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyatanda ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Masendwa · 1,580 m - Jenya · 1,552 m - Ejenja · 1,454 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 Mutasa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C). About 1,336 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (300 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 265 Feb 19 217 Mar 19 184 Apr 16 88 May 14 26 Jun 12 22 Jul 12 33 Aug 14 8 Sep 17 22 Oct 20 46 Nov 21 124 Dec 20 300 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 Makoni Rural Hospital · Ward 22 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.61292&mlon=32.38832#map=17/-18.61292/32.38832) Bank CBZ · Ward 10 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97591&mlon=32.66687#map=17/-18.97591/32.66687) Petrol pump Zuva Petrolium · Ward 12 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.95657&mlon=32.65905#map=17/-18.95657/32.65905) Hotel Christmas Pass · Ward 22 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93595&mlon=32.62432#map=17/-18.93595/32.62432) Mall Mutare Trade Centre · Ward 10 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97379&mlon=32.66845#map=17/-18.97379/32.66845) School Bvumba Primary School · Ward 16 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.68731&mlon=32.48817#map=17/-18.68731/32.48817) College Kukwanisa Vocational Training Centre · Ward 11 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.60596&mlon=32.65424#map=17/-18.60596/32.65424) Police station Odzi Police Station · Ward 31 32 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 16 Places mapped inside Ward 16 in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 Mutasa 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Mutasa District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 1, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 17, Ward 23, Ward 24 and Ward 25 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Masendwa (1,580 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Makoni Rural Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 16?CBZ, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?Zuva Petrolium, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW110616 (OCHA common operational dataset)