# Ward 16 Ward, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province

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Ward · Zvimba District 

# Ward 16

Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **2.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,160 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ward 16?

Ward 16 lies in [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 2 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-13/) and [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-14/). By area it is the 1771st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.0% of [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 109 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0385° S, 30.4444° 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) · Harare121 km
- Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba176 km

### Nearest railway station

Banket (Ward 23), about 40 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:24, 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.

## Villages and localities in Ward 16

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 16. The largest with a recorded population: Raffingora (1,957).

- Raffingora

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 16 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Zvimba District, the warmest month is Oct (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 243 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (216 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 23 216 

Feb 23 165 

Mar 22 105 

Apr 21 29 

May 19 5 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 2 

Aug 19 0 

Sep 23 4 

Oct 25 19 

Nov 25 95 

Dec 24 202 

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 ARDA SISI Hospital · Ward 13 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.88509&mlon=30.41492#map=17/-16.88509/30.41492) 

Petrol pump Zuva Station · Ward 23 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.39056&mlon=30.39190#map=17/-17.39056/30.39190) 

School Rafingora High School · Ward 16 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.03427&mlon=30.43223#map=17/-17.03427/30.43223) 

Police station ZRP Mhangura · Ward 11 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.90173&mlon=30.16198#map=17/-16.90173/30.16198) 

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.

- 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 Zvimba 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 30
- Ward 31
- Ward 32
- Ward 33
- Ward 34
- Ward 35
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 16?In Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 16?Ward 13 and Ward 14
- 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)
- How many villages are in Ward 16?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?ARDA SISI Hospital, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?Zuva Station, about 40 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW140616 (OCHA common operational dataset)