# Ward 16 Ward, Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province

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Ward · Marondera District 

# Ward 16

Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **69.7 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 69.7km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Ward 16?

Ward 16 lies in [Marondera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-11/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-15/) and [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-17/). By area it is the 1315th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.0% of [Marondera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 52 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2640° S, 31.2200° 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 16

- 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) · Harare39 km
- Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio253 km

### Nearest railway station

Marondera (Ward 11), about 35 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:23, 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.

## Weather in Ward 16 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Marondera 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 16

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mahusekwa District Hospital · Ward 11 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.30323&mlon=31.19731#map=17/-18.30323/31.19731) 

Bank PRAISE CHEKENYA · Ward 8 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05441&mlon=31.09308#map=17/-18.05441/31.09308) 

Petrol pump Zuva Makoni · Ward 25 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01023&mlon=31.10316#map=17/-18.01023/31.10316) 

Hotel Makumbe Country Hotel & Family Funland Gardens · Ward 2 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.10000&mlon=31.16670#map=17/-18.10000/31.16670) 

Mall Chitungwiza Town Centre · Ward 1 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02011&mlon=31.14256#map=17/-18.02011/31.14256) 

School St Lucia Gukuta Primary School · Ward 16 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.26325&mlon=31.24982#map=17/-18.26325/31.24982) 

College Watershed College · Ward 4 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14739&mlon=31.44353#map=17/-18.14739/31.44353) 

Police station Chitungwiza Police Station · Ward 25 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01483&mlon=31.10019#map=17/-18.01483/31.10019) 

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 16

Places mapped inside Ward 16 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools3

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 Marondera District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 17
- Ward 18
- Ward 19
- Ward 2
- Ward 20
- Ward 21
- Ward 22
- Ward 23
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 16?In Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 16?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 15 and Ward 17
- What time zone is Ward 16 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 16?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 16?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Mahusekwa District Hospital, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ward 16?PRAISE CHEKENYA, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?Zuva Makoni, about 31 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ward 16?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW130416 (OCHA common operational dataset)