# Ward 18 Ward, Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-18/ Ward · Chiredzi District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **103.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 103km² - 2mapped services - 412 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 lies in [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [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/chiredzi/ward-29/) and [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-30/). By area it is the 1036th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.6% of [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 363 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 21.0658° S, 31.5048° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 18 ### Nearby, outside Ward 18 - DCP Point 1 · viewpoint, Ward 299.9 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio293 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:19). 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 18 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 18. - Triangle 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 18 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Collin Sanders Private Hospital · Ward 18 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.04050&mlon=31.45670#map=17/-21.04050/31.45670) Bank Standard Chartered Bank · Ward 1 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.04585&mlon=31.66923#map=17/-21.04585/31.66923) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Buffalo Range · Ward 29 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.01456&mlon=31.52659#map=17/-21.01456/31.52659) Hotel Triangle Country Club · Ward 18 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.03115&mlon=31.44755#map=17/-21.03115/31.44755) School Nyati Primary School · Ward 29 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.00981&mlon=31.52994#map=17/-21.00981/31.52994) College South Eastern College · Ward 8 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.01120&mlon=31.74306#map=17/-21.01120/31.74306) Police station Chiredzi · Ward 2 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.03800&mlon=31.67119#map=17/-21.03800/31.67119) 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. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 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 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 18?In Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 27, Ward 28, Ward 29 and Ward 30 - What is there to see in Ward 18?DCP Point 1 - 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) - How many villages are in Ward 18?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?January to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Collin Sanders Private Hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 18?Standard Chartered Bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 18?TotalEnergies Service Station Buffalo Range, about 6.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 18?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW180218 (OCHA common operational dataset)