# Ward 18 Ward, Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-18/ Ward · Murehwa District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **67.9 km²**. - 67.9km² ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 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 4 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-17/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-20/) and [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-26/). By area it is the 1333rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.9% of [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 100 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6820° S, 31.9827° 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) · Harare98 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio224 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, 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 18 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 18, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Munyuki - Nyamachisi ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Makua · 1,373 m - Nyawaruwi · 1,349 m - Wuyuwuyu · 1,296 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 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Murehwa District Hospital · Ward 30 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.65948&mlon=31.77913#map=17/-17.65948/31.77913) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Mutoko · Ward 20 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.40425&mlon=32.22240#map=17/-17.40425/32.22240) Hotel Chibanguza hotels · Ward 16 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.66561&mlon=31.78584#map=17/-17.66561/31.78584) School Magaya School · Ward 8 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.62570&mlon=31.91345#map=17/-17.62570/31.91345) College Nyadire Mutoko · Ward 25 29 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 17 - 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 18?In Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 17, Ward 19, Ward 20 and Ward 26 - 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?Makua (1,373 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Murehwa District Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?TotalEnergies Service Station Mutoko, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW130618 (OCHA common operational dataset)