# Ward 17 Ward, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-17/ Ward · Goromonzi District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **191.6 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 192km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Goromonzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-12/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-20/) and [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-25/). By area it is the 556th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 7.6% of [Goromonzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 37 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8727° S, 31.4018° 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 17 ### Nearby, outside Ward 17 - Zimunhu Home · attraction, Ward 2514 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 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) · Harare33 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio257 km ### Nearest railway station Harare (Ward 6), about 37 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:26). 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 3 rivers and streams. - Ndapi - Nvampinga - Nyamasanga ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Witness · 1,551 m - Goromonzi · 1,456 m - Musuwo · 1,441 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 Goromonzi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 789 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (195 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 21 180 Feb 21 133 Mar 20 94 Apr 19 31 May 16 7 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 19 Aug 16 2 Sep 20 5 Oct 22 25 Nov 23 94 Dec 22 195 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 Ruwa Rehab. Clinic · Ward 4 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.90169&mlon=31.23501#map=17/-17.90169/31.23501) Bank Standard Bank · Ward 9 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84462&mlon=31.11681#map=17/-17.84462/31.11681) Petrol pump Redan Ruwa · Ward 7 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.88505&mlon=31.22367#map=17/-17.88505/31.22367) Hotel Pakanaka Resort · Ward 17 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86963&mlon=31.35910#map=17/-17.86963/31.35910) Mall Mazvita Mall · Ward 20 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83183&mlon=31.21244#map=17/-17.83183/31.21244) School Chinyika High School · Ward 16 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83644&mlon=31.36257#map=17/-17.83644/31.36257) College St Ignatius College · Ward 15 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.75329&mlon=31.22218#map=17/-17.75329/31.22218) Police station Mandara Police Post · Ward 9 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.79372&mlon=31.14556#map=17/-17.79372/31.14556) 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. - Hotels1 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 Goromonzi 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 Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 12, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 20 and Ward 25 - What is there to see in Ward 17?Zimunhu Home - 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?Witness (1,551 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Ruwa Rehab. Clinic, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?Standard Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Redan Ruwa, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW130217 (OCHA common operational dataset)