# Ward 17 Ward, Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-17/ Ward · Chiredzi District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **705.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 706km² - 479 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 9 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-16/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-20/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-26/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-27/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-28/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-29/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-29/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-29/) and [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-30/). By area it is the 67th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.1% of [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 332 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.7971° S, 31.3644° 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) · Chimoio283 km - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo299 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 06:28, 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. - 17 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 6 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank; 1 dam. - Esquilingwe Weir - Machingwe - Mashavutwe - Mshakawe - Mushavutwe - Nyakambe - Shange - Zenezi Dam ### Hills and mountains 13 hills. - Chiphagubwe · 597 m - Chawanga · 574 m - Romwe · 535 m - Zhou · 533 m - Duzugwe · 515 m - Mangwane · 515 m - Chimmwana · 500 m - Dagabi · 484 m - Samba · 461 m - Sinyosvwi · 453 m - Mnarapara · 450 m - Makwakwete · 448 m - Dombodema · 430 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 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 17 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 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.01456&mlon=31.52659#map=17/-21.01456/31.52659) Hotel Bangala Guest House · Ward 35 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.64219&mlon=31.16353#map=17/-20.64219/31.16353) School Secondary School · Ward 29 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.84673&mlon=31.22368#map=17/-20.84673/31.22368) 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 Chiredzi 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 Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 16, Ward 20, Ward 26, Ward 27, Ward 28, Ward 29, Ward 29, Ward 29 and Ward 30 - 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?Chiphagubwe (597 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?January to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Nyikavanhu Health Care Centre, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?TotalEnergies Service Station Buffalo Range, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW180217 (OCHA common operational dataset)