# Ward 16 Ward, Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-16/ Ward · Chiredzi District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **764.4 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 764km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-13/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-17/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-27/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-28/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-29/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-29/) and [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-30/). By area it is the 60th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.4% of [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 352 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.9921° S, 31.2065° 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo290 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:21). 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 16 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 16, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Chiwanje - Chiwanye - Matize - Tokwe ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Gwenungo · 425 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 16 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiredzi District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 477 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (104 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 92 Feb 28 77 Mar 27 61 Apr 25 28 May 22 10 Jun 20 7 Jul 19 4 Aug 21 2 Sep 24 11 Oct 27 22 Nov 28 59 Dec 28 104 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 Nyikavanhu Health Care Centre · Ward 29 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.84666&mlon=31.22022#map=17/-20.84666/31.22022) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Buffalo Range · Ward 29 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.01456&mlon=31.52659#map=17/-21.01456/31.52659) Hotel Triangle Country Club · Ward 18 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.03115&mlon=31.44755#map=17/-21.03115/31.44755) School Mahanyele School · Ward 16 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.02548&mlon=31.26401#map=17/-21.02548/31.26401) 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. - 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 Chiredzi 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 13, Ward 17, Ward 27, Ward 28, Ward 29, Ward 29 and Ward 30 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Gwenungo (425 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?January to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Nyikavanhu Health Care Centre, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?TotalEnergies Service Station Buffalo Range, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW180216 (OCHA common operational dataset)