# Ward 17 Ward, Mutasa District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-17/ Ward · Mutasa District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutasa District, Manicaland Province. It covers **102.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 102km² - 4mapped services - 1,382 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 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 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-11/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-20/) and [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-24/). By area it is the 1050th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.0% of [Mutasa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 188 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.6945° S, 32.5860° 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) · Chimoio102 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare179 km ### Nearest railway station Mutare (Ward 10), about 33 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 17 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 17. - Bonzo 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 river or stream. - Mvurachena 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 Mutasa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jul (10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 280 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 18 265 Feb 18 217 Mar 17 184 Apr 15 88 May 12 26 Jun 10 22 Jul 10 33 Aug 12 8 Sep 15 22 Oct 18 46 Nov 19 124 Dec 19 300 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 Old Mutare Mission Hospital · Ward 23 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.88949&mlon=32.58045#map=17/-18.88949/32.58045) Bank CBZ · Ward 10 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97591&mlon=32.66687#map=17/-18.97591/32.66687) Petrol pump Zuva Petrolium · Ward 12 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.95657&mlon=32.65905#map=17/-18.95657/32.65905) Hotel Christmas Pass · Ward 22 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93595&mlon=32.62432#map=17/-18.93595/32.62432) Mall Mutare Trade Centre · Ward 10 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97379&mlon=32.66845#map=17/-18.97379/32.66845) School Vumbunu School · Ward 17 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.70837&mlon=32.56769#map=17/-18.70837/32.56769) College Kukwanisa Vocational Training Centre · Ward 11 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.60596&mlon=32.65424#map=17/-18.60596/32.65424) Police station Mutare Central Police Station · Ward 10 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97287&mlon=32.67181#map=17/-18.97287/32.67181) 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. - Schools4 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 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Mutasa District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 11, Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 20 and Ward 24 - 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) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Old Mutare Mission Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?CBZ, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Zuva Petrolium, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW110617 (OCHA common operational dataset)