# Ward 17 Ward, Bikita District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-17/ Ward · Bikita District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Bikita District, Masvingo Province. It covers **81.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 81.8km² - 744 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Bikita District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-18/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-24/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-25/) and [Ward 31](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-31/). By area it is the 1209th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.6% of [Bikita District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 262 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.0533° S, 31.8804° 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio191 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare250 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:20). 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 17 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 17. - Chief Budzi 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 17 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 17, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Dove Dam ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Bikita · 1,106 m - Chimbai · 782 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 Bikita District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 201 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 700 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (151 mm) and the driest Aug (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 118 Feb 26 110 Mar 25 105 Apr 22 51 May 20 13 Jun 18 10 Jul 17 9 Aug 20 3 Sep 24 15 Oct 26 28 Nov 27 86 Dec 26 151 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 Silveire Mission Hospital · Ward 15 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.02356&mlon=31.68625#map=17/-20.02356/31.68625) Bank CBZ Nyika · Ward 12 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99241&mlon=31.59096#map=17/-19.99241/31.59096) Petrol pump Engen Ndonde · Ward 13 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99675&mlon=31.59296#map=17/-19.99675/31.59296) Hotel Syringa Lodge · Ward 27 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.24344&mlon=32.03757#map=17/-20.24344/32.03757) School Primary School · Ward 18 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99458&mlon=31.86689#map=17/-19.99458/31.86689) 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. ## Other wards in Bikita 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 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Bikita District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 24, Ward 25 and Ward 31 - 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 villages are in Ward 17?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 17?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Bikita (1,106 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Silveire Mission Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?CBZ Nyika, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Engen Ndonde, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW180117 (OCHA common operational dataset)