# Ward 17 Ward, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-17/ Ward · Chegutu District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **62.2 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 62.2km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 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 5 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-11/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-19/) and [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-22/). By area it is the 1368th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.2% of [Chegutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 82 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9409° S, 30.2919° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 17 ### Nearby, outside Ward 17 - President Mugabe's Homestead · attraction, Ward 618 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## 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) · Harare85 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba217 km ### Nearest railway station Chegutu (Ward 1), about 27 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 17:30). 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. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mawanda 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 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 17 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Father O'Hear Hospital · Ward 6 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.79961&mlon=30.38663#map=17/-17.79961/30.38663) Bank CBZ Bank · Ward 1 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.13496&mlon=30.14445#map=17/-18.13496/30.14445) Petrol pump PetromocExor · Ward 11 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.07598&mlon=30.43797#map=17/-18.07598/30.43797) Hotel Halfway Hotel · Ward 11 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.07489&mlon=30.43988#map=17/-18.07489/30.43988) Mall JARI Township · Ward 1 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) School Msengezi High School · Ward 17 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.95394&mlon=30.32120#map=17/-17.95394/30.32120) College Mupfure College · Ward 16 8.4 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 29 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 17 Places mapped inside Ward 17 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 11, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19 and Ward 22 - What is there to see in Ward 17?President Mugabe's Homestead - 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 best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Father O'Hear Hospital, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?CBZ Bank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?PetromocExor, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW140117 (OCHA common operational dataset)