# Ward 17 Ward, Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-17/ Ward · Marondera District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **66.0 km²**. - 66.0km² ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 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 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-10/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-18/) and [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-4/). By area it is the 1346th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.9% of [Marondera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 54 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2471° S, 31.3033° 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 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) · Harare42 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio245 km ### Nearest railway station Marondera (Ward 11), about 27 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 17 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 17, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mnondo - Nyamaguru 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 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 17 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chihota Rural Hospital · Ward 16 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.31136&mlon=31.24388#map=17/-18.31136/31.24388) Bank Agribank · Ward 11 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19225&mlon=31.54400#map=17/-18.19225/31.54400) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Marondera · Ward 11 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18038&mlon=31.55061#map=17/-18.18038/31.55061) Hotel Makumbe Country Hotel & Family Funland Gardens · Ward 2 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.10000&mlon=31.16670#map=17/-18.10000/31.16670) Mall Marondera Main Shopping Mall · Ward 11 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19937&mlon=31.54820#map=17/-18.19937/31.54820) School St Lucia Gukuta Primary School · Ward 16 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.26325&mlon=31.24982#map=17/-18.26325/31.24982) College Watershed College · Ward 4 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14739&mlon=31.44353#map=17/-18.14739/31.44353) Police station Marondera Central · Ward 11 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19003&mlon=31.54325#map=17/-18.19003/31.54325) 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 Marondera 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 10, Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 18 and Ward 4 - 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 best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Chihota Rural Hospital, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?Agribank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?TotalEnergies Service Station Marondera, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW130417 (OCHA common operational dataset)