# Ward 17 Ward, Binga District, Matabeleland North Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/ward-17/ Ward · Binga District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Binga District, Matabeleland North Province. It covers **457.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 458km² - 1mapped service - 981 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Binga District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/), [Matabeleland North Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/ward-16/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/ward-21/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/ward-4/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-8/). By area it is the 151st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.4% of [Binga District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 338 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0141° S, 27.8665° 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba198 km - Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA) · Victoria Falls215 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:27) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:40). 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 **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 17. - Chief Sinamagonde - Chusya - Lusulu 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 4 rivers and streams. - Kapari - Lusulu - Mukotwa - Sunkwe ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Samalanga · 1,126 m - Chilope · 1,058 m - Sumotonga · 1,050 m - Mazuza · 1,038 m - Sinistonga · 972 m - Gongoriba · 901 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 Binga District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 356 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 719 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (175 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 24 168 Feb 24 141 Mar 24 104 Apr 23 37 May 21 4 Jun 19 1 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 0 Sep 24 2 Oct 27 14 Nov 27 74 Dec 25 175 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 Kariyangwe Mission Hospital · Ward 15 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.96946&mlon=27.53540#map=17/-17.96946/27.53540) School Chusya School · Ward 17 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05112&mlon=27.90334#map=17/-18.05112/27.90334) 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 17 Places mapped inside Ward 17 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 Binga 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Binga District, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 16, Ward 21, Ward 4 and Ward 8 - 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?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Samalanga (1,126 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Kariyangwe Mission Hospital, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW150117 (OCHA common operational dataset)