# Ward 23 Ward, Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-23/ Ward · Mutoko District # Ward 23 Ward 23 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **160.9 km²**. - 161km² ## Where is Ward 23? Ward 23 lies in [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/), [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/mutoko/ward-16/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-17/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-19/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-22/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-24/) and [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-28/). By area it is the 679th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.0% of [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/). The centre of Ward 23 is about 146 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4868° S, 32.3866° 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) · Harare146 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete204 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:17, 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 3 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kanyongoro Dam - Nyamatanda - Nyapfura Dam - Nyaroye - Rukonda ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Nyapfura · 1,448 m - Mukondi · 1,205 m - Hadjga · 1,163 m - Marira · 1,122 m - Chigoma · 1,057 m - Nyangurwe · 1,046 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 Mutoko District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 888 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (221 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 23 221 Feb 23 175 Mar 22 110 Apr 20 31 May 18 8 Jun 16 5 Jul 16 9 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 5 Oct 24 19 Nov 25 88 Dec 24 213 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 All Souls Mission Hospital · Ward 16 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35553&mlon=32.38828#map=17/-17.35553/32.38828) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Ward 20 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.40500&mlon=32.23500#map=17/-17.40500/32.23500) Hotel Nyamakwere Lodges · Ward 20 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.39902&mlon=32.23641#map=17/-17.39902/32.23641) School Mushimbo Primary School · Ward 17 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.44316&mlon=32.39048#map=17/-17.44316/32.39048) College Nyadire Mutoko · Ward 25 39 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 Mutoko 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 23?In Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 23?Ward 16, Ward 17, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 22, Ward 24 and Ward 28 - 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) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 23?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 23?Nyapfura (1,448 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 23?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 23?All Souls Mission Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 23?TotalEnergies, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 23?ZW130723 (OCHA common operational dataset)