# Ward 16 Ward, Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-16/ Ward · Mudzi District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **383.7 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 384km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Mudzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 3 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/nyanga/ward-1/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-12/) and [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-15/). By area it is the 199th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.2% of [Mudzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 207 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.1548° S, 32.8776° 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 - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete142 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare208 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:21). 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 16 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 16, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams; 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Chimucheka - Chizinzi - Masakesa - Morokanema Dam - Nagoma - Nyabopoto - Nyachiri Dam - Nyakono - Nyamasa - Nyamasa Dam - Nyamashonga - Nyamatanda - Nyamatokwe - Nyamusanga - Nyangoma - Umtsinga Dam - Zituvi ### Hills and mountains 13 hills. - Tswaya · 698 m - Mjeza · 695 m - Nyakorore · 688 m - Nyachiri · 669 m - Nyambhiro · 657 m - Nyazomba · 653 m - Makate · 651 m - Huru · 644 m - Urandangahuwe · 641 m - N’Jechiere · 639 m - Nyapfunde · 636 m - Nyapfunde · 635 m - Nyabinda · 595 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 16 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mudzi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 763 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (203 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 25 203 Feb 24 171 Mar 24 87 Apr 23 17 May 21 4 Jun 19 2 Jul 18 3 Aug 20 1 Sep 24 3 Oct 26 10 Nov 27 74 Dec 25 188 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 Avila Mission Hospital · Ward 2 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.46951&mlon=32.78001#map=17/-17.46951/32.78001) Petrol pump Total · Ward 1 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.96401&mlon=32.85319#map=17/-16.96401/32.85319) Hotel The Pumpkin Hotel · Ward 10 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.00187&mlon=32.66249#map=17/-17.00187/32.66249) School Gozi Secondary School · Ward 16 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.18331&mlon=32.87294#map=17/-17.18331/32.87294) 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. - 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 Mudzi District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 1, Ward 12 and Ward 15 - 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) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 16?4 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Tswaya (698 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Avila Mission Hospital, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?Total, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW130516 (OCHA common operational dataset)