# Ward 18 Ward, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-18/ Ward · Shamva District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **68.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 68.5km² - 982 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 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 7 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-17/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-20/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/bindura/ward-20/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-23/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-28/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/bindura/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/bindura/ward-8/). By area it is the 1327th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.5% of [Shamva District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 71 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.3263° S, 31.4700° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 18 ### Nearby, outside Ward 18 - Paradise Pools · attraction, Ward 911 km - Show ground · attraction, Ward 315 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ward 18 - 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) · Harare78 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete268 km ### Nearest railway station Shamva (Ward 29), about 9.8 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:21, 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 18 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 18. - Poorte River Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 18 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 18, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Dengeni · 1,036 m - Chipadzi · 1,015 m - Chipiza · 996 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 18 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shamva Rural Hospital · Ward 23 10 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30588&mlon=31.56307#map=17/-17.30588/31.56307) Hotel My Home Place · Ward 10 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31914&mlon=31.36194#map=17/-17.31914/31.36194) Mall Progress shopping Centre · Ward 12 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.32973&mlon=31.36259#map=17/-17.32973/31.36259) School SOS Maizelands Primary School · Ward 8 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.36641&mlon=31.43815#map=17/-17.36641/31.43815) College Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University · Ward 7 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31561&mlon=31.36774#map=17/-17.31561/31.36774) Police station DOMBOSHAVA POLICE STATION · Ward 2 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.55710&mlon=31.20478#map=17/-17.55710/31.20478) 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 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - 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 18?In Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 17, Ward 20, Ward 20, Ward 23, Ward 28, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - What is there to see in Ward 18?Paradise Pools, Show ground - What time zone is Ward 18 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 18?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 18?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 18?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 18?Dengeni (1,036 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Shamva Rural Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?Candid Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW120718 (OCHA common operational dataset)