# Ward 17 Ward, Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-17/ Ward · Makonde District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **271.0 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 271km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-19/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-8/). By area it is the 376th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.2% of [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 159 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4731° S, 29.6017° 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 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba131 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare166 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:34). 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 8 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Chihamba - Jamatani - Mapfungwe - Mutuwhi - Mwembesi - Mwembesi Dam - Sigarandogu - Tondomore - Umvara-a-Condra ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Gondia · 1,002 m - Sisije · 882 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 17 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Makonde District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 819 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (228 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 23 228 Feb 22 164 Mar 22 106 Apr 21 24 May 19 3 Jun 17 2 Jul 17 2 Aug 19 0 Sep 23 2 Oct 26 12 Nov 25 81 Dec 23 196 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 St. Rupert Mayer Mission Hospital · Ward 15 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.76812&mlon=29.69280#map=17/-17.76812/29.69280) School Kenzamba Primary School · Ward 17 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.47439&mlon=29.60209#map=17/-17.47439/29.60209) 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 Makonde District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19 and Ward 8 - 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) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 17?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Gondia (1,002 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?St. Rupert Mayer Mission Hospital, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW140517 (OCHA common operational dataset)