# Ward 23 Ward, Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-23/ Ward · Murehwa District # Ward 23 Ward 23 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **360.1 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 360km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 23? Ward 23 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 9 other wards: [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-21/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-22/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-24/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-29/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-3/), [Ward 34](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-34/), [Ward 37](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-37/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-6/). By area it is the 226th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 10.1% of [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/). The centre of Ward 23 is about 98 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1237° S, 31.9299° 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 23 - 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) · Harare91 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio195 km ### Nearest railway station Macheke (Ward 29), about 9.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:23). 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 23 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 23, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyamakovera ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Maova · 1,658 m - Anwa · 1,628 m - Nyamacovera · 1,547 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 23 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 23 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Namie Health Centre · Ward 6 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.12244&mlon=32.01209#map=17/-18.12244/32.01209) Bank Macheke Post Office · Ward 29 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14570&mlon=31.84199#map=17/-18.14570/31.84199) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Macheke · Ward 29 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14583&mlon=31.84740#map=17/-18.14583/31.84740) Hotel Macheke Lodges and Conference Center · Ward 29 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14444&mlon=31.84636#map=17/-18.14444/31.84636) Mall Jacaranda Walk · Ward 38 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.39524&mlon=32.10533#map=17/-18.39524/32.10533) School Chirarangwe Primary school · Ward 23 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.12824&mlon=31.96071#map=17/-18.12824/31.96071) College Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic · Ward 23 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.15510&mlon=31.66839#map=17/-18.15510/31.66839) Police station Macheke Police · Ward 29 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14633&mlon=31.84570#map=17/-18.14633/31.84570) 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 23 Places mapped inside Ward 23 in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 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 Murehwa District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - 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 23?In Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 23?Ward 21, Ward 22, Ward 23, Ward 24, Ward 29, Ward 3, Ward 34, Ward 37 and Ward 6 - What time zone is Ward 23 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 23?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 23?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 23?Maova (1,658 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 23?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 23?Namie Health Centre, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 23?Macheke Post Office, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 23?TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Macheke, about 9.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 23?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 23?ZW130623 (OCHA common operational dataset)