# Ward 18 Ward, Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province

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Ward · Mudzi District 

# Ward 18

Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **131.4 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 131km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Ward 18?

Ward 18 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 6 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-12/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-15/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-15/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-7/). By area it is the 854th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.2% of [Mudzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 174 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2142° S, 32.5628° 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

- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete168 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare175 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:22).

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 18

Named natural and historic features inside Ward 18, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

7 hills.

- Nyachinonga · 1,070 m
- Maturazi · 1,000 m
- Yamtanga · 964 m
- Baramanza · 941 m
- Duhwi · 870 m
- Chikuye · 827 m
- Durwi · 807 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 18 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 18

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital All Souls Mission Hospital · Ward 16 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35553&mlon=32.38828#map=17/-17.35553/32.38828) 

Hotel Mudzi place · Ward 18 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.22863&mlon=32.58632#map=17/-17.22863/32.58632) 

School Chingwena Primary School · Ward 8 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.08723&mlon=32.51097#map=17/-17.08723/32.51097) 

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 18

Places mapped inside Ward 18 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 Mudzi District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 16
- Ward 17
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 18?In Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 18?Ward 12, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 15 and Ward 7
- 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)
- What is the highest point in Ward 18?Nyachinonga (1,070 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 18?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?All Souls Mission Hospital, about 24 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW130518 (OCHA common operational dataset)