# Ward 17 Ward, Centenary/ Muzarabani District – Villages & Map

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Ward · Centenary/ Muzarabani District 

# Ward 17

Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Centenary/ Muzarabani District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **157.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 157km²
- 8mapped services

## Where is Ward 17?

Ward 17 lies in [Centenary/ Muzarabani District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/ward-10/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/ward-18/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/ward-2/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/ward-27/) and [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/ward-3/). By area it is the 692nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.7% of [Centenary/ Muzarabani District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 164 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.3760° S, 31.3209° 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

- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare175 km
- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete249 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:29).

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.

- Hoya Business Center- Muzarabani

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.

- Gokoyo

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 Centenary/ Muzarabani District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 718 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (203 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 203 

Feb 24 164 

Mar 24 84 

Apr 23 17 

May 20 2 

Jun 18 1 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 21 0 

Sep 24 2 

Oct 27 8 

Nov 27 61 

Dec 25 174 

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 St Alberts Mission Hospital · Ward 10 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.47447&mlon=31.28428#map=17/-16.47447/31.28428) 

Petrol pump Energy Park · Ward 8 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.39589&mlon=31.00009#map=17/-16.39589/31.00009) 

Hotel It's a Small World Wilderness Ecolodge · Ward 9 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.46587&mlon=31.05377#map=17/-16.46587/31.05377) 

School Hoya primary · Ward 17 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.34782&mlon=31.30456#map=17/-16.34782/31.30456) 

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.

- Schools8

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 Centenary/ Muzarabani 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 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 17?In Centenary/ Muzarabani District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 17?Ward 10, Ward 18, Ward 2, Ward 27 and Ward 3
- 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?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?St Alberts Mission Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Energy Park, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW120217 (OCHA common operational dataset)