# Ward 18 Ward, Sanyati District, Mashonaland West Province

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Ward · Sanyati District 

# Ward 18

Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Sanyati District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **25.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 25.6km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Ward 18?

Ward 18 lies in [Sanyati District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 3 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/ward-12/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-23/) and [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-33/). By area it is the 1562nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.5% of [Sanyati District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 193 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9822° S, 29.2383° 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 18

- 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) · Kariba167 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare196 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, 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.

## Villages and localities in Ward 18

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 18.

- Sanyati

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Ward 18 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sanyati District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 720 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (179 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 24 179 

Feb 24 137 

Mar 24 94 

Apr 23 32 

May 20 5 

Jun 18 2 

Jul 18 0 

Aug 21 0 

Sep 25 4 

Oct 28 19 

Nov 27 77 

Dec 25 171 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 18

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sanyati Baptist Mission Hospital · Ward 11 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.95532&mlon=29.30716#map=17/-17.95532/29.30716) 

School Chiguvare Primary School · Ward 18 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.98256&mlon=29.25118#map=17/-17.98256/29.25118) 

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 18

Places mapped inside Ward 18 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 Sanyati District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 16
- Ward 17
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 18?In Sanyati District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 18?Ward 12, Ward 23 and Ward 33
- What time zone is Ward 18 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 18?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 18?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ward 18?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 18?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Sanyati Baptist Mission Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW142818 (OCHA common operational dataset)