# Ward 17 Ward, Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-17/ Ward · Murehwa District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **104.9 km²**. - 105km² ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-19/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-24/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-26/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-8/). By area it is the 1030th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.9% of [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 92 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7015° S, 31.9107° 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) · Harare90 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio227 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:24). 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. ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Makungwi · 1,326 m - Dapandowe · 1,322 m - Naumande · 1,291 m - Zinjanja · 1,178 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 17 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Murehwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 821 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (202 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 21 185 Feb 21 136 Mar 20 100 Apr 18 34 May 16 8 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 20 Aug 16 2 Sep 19 6 Oct 22 26 Nov 22 96 Dec 21 202 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 Murehwa District Hospital · Ward 30 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.65948&mlon=31.77913#map=17/-17.65948/31.77913) Hotel Chibanguza hotels · Ward 16 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.66561&mlon=31.78584#map=17/-17.66561/31.78584) School Magaya School · Ward 8 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.62570&mlon=31.91345#map=17/-17.62570/31.91345) College Nyadire Mutoko · Ward 25 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.42409&mlon=32.02012#map=17/-17.42409/32.02012) 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 Murehwa 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 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 24, Ward 26, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - 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 highest point in Ward 17?Makungwi (1,326 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Murehwa District Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW130617 (OCHA common operational dataset)