# Ward 16 Ward, Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-16/ Ward · Guruve District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **186.1 km²**. - 186km² ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Guruve District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-18/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-2/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-24/) and [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-3/). By area it is the 578th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.2% of [Guruve District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 152 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.5743° S, 30.4874° 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare164 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba171 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:32). 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 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Chiruka Dam - Mazunga Achikwende ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Zembellipinda · 1,284 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 Guruve District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 790 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (225 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 24 225 Feb 23 168 Mar 23 106 Apr 22 21 May 20 2 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 1 Aug 20 0 Sep 24 2 Oct 27 9 Nov 27 68 Dec 25 187 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 Guruve Hospital · Ward 6 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.67061&mlon=30.70170#map=17/-16.67061/30.70170) School St Francis & St Clare High School · Ward 6 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.66759&mlon=30.71009#map=17/-16.66759/30.71009) 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 Guruve 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 18, Ward 2, Ward 23, Ward 24 and Ward 3 - 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) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 16?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Zembellipinda (1,284 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Guruve Hospital, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW120316 (OCHA common operational dataset)