# Ward 16 Ward, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-16/ Ward · Chegutu District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **86.8 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 86.8km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Chegutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-17/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-18/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-20/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-22/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-29/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-5/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-7/). By area it is the 1165th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.6% of [Chegutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 92 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9153° S, 30.1917° 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 16 - 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) · Harare95 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba208 km ### Nearest railway station Chegutu (Ward 1), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 17:31). 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. ## Weather in Ward 16 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chegutu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 759 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (185 mm) and the driest Aug (0 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 22 180 Feb 22 142 Mar 21 94 Apr 20 30 May 17 5 Jun 15 2 Jul 15 2 Aug 18 0 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 23 Nov 24 91 Dec 23 185 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 16 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chegutu District Hospital · Ward 1 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.12751&mlon=30.14925#map=17/-18.12751/30.14925) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 2 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70811&mlon=30.20081#map=17/-17.70811/30.20081) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 2 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70993&mlon=30.20092#map=17/-17.70993/30.20092) Hotel Rainbow Hotel · Ward 2 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.71028&mlon=30.20153#map=17/-17.71028/30.20153) Mall JARI Township · Ward 1 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) School Mkwasha Primary School · Ward 16 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.89378&mlon=30.18703#map=17/-17.89378/30.18703) College Mupfure College · Ward 16 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.92093&mlon=30.21524#map=17/-17.92093/30.21524) Police station Murombedzi Police Station · Ward 2 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69798&mlon=30.19811#map=17/-17.69798/30.19811) 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 16 Places mapped inside Ward 16 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 Chegutu District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 17 - 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 17, Ward 18, Ward 20, Ward 22, Ward 29, Ward 5 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 16 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 16?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 16?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Chegutu District Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 16?ZB Bank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?Engen, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW140116 (OCHA common operational dataset)