# Ward 18 Ward, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-18/ Ward · Zvimba District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **209.0 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 209km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 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 6 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-17/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-22/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-23/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-30/), [Ward 32](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-32/) and [Ward 34](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-34/). By area it is the 506th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.4% of [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 83 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.3575° S, 30.4445° 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare94 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba190 km ### Nearest railway station Banket (Ward 23), about 6.9 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 06:25, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 18 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 18, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Guve - Murembwe - Ndondondo - Nyakaranga - Shuru Shuru - Surisuri ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mupandure · 1,201 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 18 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Zvimba District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). 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 22 216 Feb 21 165 Mar 21 105 Apr 19 29 May 17 5 Jun 15 2 Jul 15 2 Aug 17 0 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 19 Nov 24 95 Dec 22 202 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 Banket District Hospital · Ward 23 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.38361&mlon=30.39599#map=17/-17.38361/30.39599) Bank muller Bank · Ward 8 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.36404&mlon=30.20400#map=17/-17.36404/30.20400) Petrol pump Zuva Station · Ward 23 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.39056&mlon=30.39190#map=17/-17.39056/30.39190) Hotel C.U.T hotel chonhoyi · Ward 11 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35057&mlon=30.21019#map=17/-17.35057/30.21019) Mall Mash West funeral services Kausiyo complex · Ward 4 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37551&mlon=30.19900#map=17/-17.37551/30.19900) School St Georges Jesuit Primary School · Ward 23 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37564&mlon=30.39973#map=17/-17.37564/30.39973) College Chinhoyi University of Technology · Ward 11 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35056&mlon=30.21117#map=17/-17.35056/30.21117) Police station ZRP Banket · Ward 23 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.38317&mlon=30.39328#map=17/-17.38317/30.39328) 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. - Schools1 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 16 - Ward 17 - 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 18?In Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 17, Ward 22, Ward 23, Ward 30, Ward 32 and Ward 34 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 18?Mupandure (1,201 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Banket District Hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 18?muller Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?Zuva Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW140618 (OCHA common operational dataset)