# Ward 18 Ward, Mutasa District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-18/ Ward · Mutasa District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutasa District, Manicaland Province. It covers **155.8 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 156km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 lies in [Mutasa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-17/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-20/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-26/) and [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-27/). By area it is the 701st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.1% of [Mutasa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 206 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.7447° S, 32.7466° 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) · Chimoio85 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare197 km ### Nearest railway station Mutare (Ward 10), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:18, 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 7 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Bimbiri - Dora - Mahugara - Makanga - Nyakawungu - Nyambwa - Ruwenya - Small Bridge Dam - Tsambe ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 2 mountains. - Chinyamariro · 1,752 m - Shakuyu · 1,739 m - Zamba · 1,724 m - Chinyamariro · 1,718 m - Nyachiwuti · 1,621 m - Nyaruhwe · 1,498 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 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Old Mutare Mission Hospital · Ward 23 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.88949&mlon=32.58045#map=17/-18.88949/32.58045) Bank CABS bank · Ward 10 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97544&mlon=32.66907#map=17/-18.97544/32.66907) Petrol pump Zuva Petrolium · Ward 12 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.95657&mlon=32.65905#map=17/-18.95657/32.65905) Hotel Elizabeth Leisure Resort Mutare · Ward 12 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.95250&mlon=32.66086#map=17/-18.95250/32.66086) Mall Mutare Trade Centre · Ward 10 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97379&mlon=32.66845#map=17/-18.97379/32.66845) School Nyakatsapa Secondary School · Ward 18 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.71879&mlon=32.65198#map=17/-18.71879/32.65198) College Kukwanisa Vocational Training Centre · Ward 11 18 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 27 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 18 Places mapped inside Ward 18 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 Mutasa 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 18?In Mutasa District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 17, Ward 19, Ward 20, Ward 26 and Ward 27 - 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) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 18?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 18?Chinyamariro (1,752 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Old Mutare Mission Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 18?CABS bank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?Zuva Petrolium, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW110618 (OCHA common operational dataset)