# Ward 17 Ward, Mount Darwin District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-17/ Ward · Mount Darwin District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mount Darwin District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **98.8 km²**. - 98.8km² ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Mount Darwin District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-18/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-20/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-21/), [Ward 36](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-36/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-9/). By area it is the 1077th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.1% of [Mount Darwin District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 145 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.6179° S, 31.5590° 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) · Harare154 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete229 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:28). 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 17 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 17, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Nyautsi Dam ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Divamombe · 1,125 m - Nyamhandi · 1,063 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 17 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mount Darwin District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 688 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (191 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 25 191 Feb 24 158 Mar 24 78 Apr 23 16 May 21 2 Jun 19 1 Jul 18 2 Aug 21 0 Sep 24 2 Oct 27 8 Nov 27 61 Dec 26 170 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 Mount Darwin District Hospital · Ward 26 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.77566&mlon=31.58866#map=17/-16.77566/31.58866) Bank Agribank · Ward 26 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.77518&mlon=31.57725#map=17/-16.77518/31.57725) Hotel Panzvimbo · Ward 26 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.78105&mlon=31.57954#map=17/-16.78105/31.57954) School Ruya Adventist High School · Ward 23 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.71298&mlon=31.55710#map=17/-16.71298/31.55710) 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 Mount Darwin 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 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 40 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Mount Darwin District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 20, Ward 21, Ward 36, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - 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 reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 17?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Divamombe (1,125 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Mount Darwin District Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?Agribank, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW120517 (OCHA common operational dataset)