# Ward 17 Ward, Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-17/ Ward · Rushinga District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **79.3 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 79.3km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Rushinga District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-19/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-8/). By area it is the 1227th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.4% of [Rushinga District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 180 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.6196° S, 32.1860° 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 - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete165 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare186 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:25). 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 2 rivers and streams. - Kasenzi - Katswanga ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Nyabute · 842 m - Chiwara · 814 m - Mahutwe · 803 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 Rushinga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 734 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (196 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 196 Feb 25 164 Mar 25 88 Apr 24 16 May 22 4 Jun 20 2 Jul 19 5 Aug 22 1 Sep 25 2 Oct 28 8 Nov 29 66 Dec 26 182 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 Karanda Mission Hospital · Ward 14 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65510&mlon=31.82767#map=17/-16.65510/31.82767) School Rusambo Primary School · Ward 17 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.63420&mlon=32.18173#map=17/-16.63420/32.18173) College Rushinga Vocational Training Centre · Ward 18 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.74762&mlon=32.27650#map=17/-16.74762/32.27650) 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. - 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 Rushinga 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 6, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Nyabute (842 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Karanda Mission Hospital, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW120617 (OCHA common operational dataset)