# Ward 15 Ward, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-15/ Ward · Shamva District # Ward 15 Ward 15 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **137.2 km²**. - 137km² ## Where is Ward 15? Ward 15 lies in [Shamva District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-13/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-17/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/bindura/ward-20/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-27/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/bindura/ward-4/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-9/). By area it is the 798th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.1% of [Shamva District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/). The centre of Ward 15 is about 87 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.1568° S, 31.4831° 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 15 - 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) · Harare96 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete258 km ### Nearest railway station Shamva (Ward 29), about 20 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:27). 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 15 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 15, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Hanagwe - Muturudzi Dam - Nyamasanga 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 15 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Shamva District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 789 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (212 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 24 212 Feb 23 171 Mar 23 91 Apr 22 21 May 20 3 Jun 18 2 Jul 17 2 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 3 Oct 26 11 Nov 26 74 Dec 25 197 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 15 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shamva Rural Hospital · Ward 23 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29896&mlon=31.56290#map=17/-17.29896/31.56290) Petrol pump Candid Filling Station · Ward 23 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30588&mlon=31.56307#map=17/-17.30588/31.56307) Hotel Million Foot Executive Lodge, Shamva · Ward 29 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31310&mlon=31.58313#map=17/-17.31310/31.58313) Mall Progress shopping Centre · Ward 12 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.32973&mlon=31.36259#map=17/-17.32973/31.36259) School Mashambe Primary School · Ward 27 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.09618&mlon=31.58415#map=17/-17.09618/31.58415) College Madziwa Teachers College · Ward 16 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.07113&mlon=31.65483#map=17/-17.07113/31.65483) 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 Shamva District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - 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 15?In Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 15?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 17, Ward 20, Ward 27, Ward 4 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 15 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 15?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 15?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 15?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ward 15?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 15?Shamva Rural Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 15?Candid Filling Station, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 15?ZW120715 (OCHA common operational dataset)