# Ward 23 Ward, Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province

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Ward · Rushinga District 

# Ward 23

Ward 23 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **89.9 km²**.

- 89.9km²

## Where is Ward 23?

Ward 23 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 4 other wards: [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-22/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-7/). By area it is the 1141st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.9% of [Rushinga District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/). The centre of Ward 23 is about 198 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.4980° S, 32.2905° 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 23

- 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) · Tete151 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare204 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 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.

## Weather in Ward 23 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 23

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Rusambo Primary School · Ward 17 19 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 28 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.

## Other wards in Rushinga District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 16
- Ward 17
- Ward 18
- Ward 19
- Ward 2
- Ward 20
- Ward 21
- Ward 22
- Ward 24
- Ward 25
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 23?In Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 23?Ward 22, Ward 5, Ward 6 and Ward 7
- What time zone is Ward 23 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 23?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 23?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 23?March to October
- What is the P-code of Ward 23?ZW120623 (OCHA common operational dataset)