# Ward 18 Ward, Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-18/ Ward · Marondera District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **67.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 67.3km² - 1,477 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 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 7 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-17/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-4/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-4/) and [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-5/). By area it is the 1336th 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 18 is about 48 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1984° S, 31.2908° 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 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) · Harare36 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio249 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 18 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 18. - Ushewokunze 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. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mupindi 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 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chihota Rural Hospital · Ward 16 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.31136&mlon=31.24388#map=17/-18.31136/31.24388) Bank PRAISE CHEKENYA · Ward 8 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05441&mlon=31.09308#map=17/-18.05441/31.09308) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Marondera · Ward 11 28 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 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.10000&mlon=31.16670#map=17/-18.10000/31.16670) Mall Chitungwiza Town Centre · Ward 1 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02011&mlon=31.14256#map=17/-18.02011/31.14256) School Kandava Primary Scool · Ward 4 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.16107&mlon=31.33701#map=17/-18.16107/31.33701) College Watershed College · Ward 4 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14739&mlon=31.44353#map=17/-18.14739/31.44353) Police station Marondera Central · Ward 11 27 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 17 - 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 18?In Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 17, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 4 and Ward 5 - 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 best time to visit Ward 18?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Chihota Rural Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 18?PRAISE CHEKENYA, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?TotalEnergies Service Station Marondera, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW130418 (OCHA common operational dataset)