# Ward 17 Ward, Insiza District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-17/ Ward · Insiza District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Insiza District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **491.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 491km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Insiza District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-15/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-4/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-9/). By area it is the 134th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.0% of [Insiza District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 341 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.4616° S, 29.3900° 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo94 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown214 km ### Nearest railway station Mbalabala (Ward 20), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:29). 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. - Killarney 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 2 rivers and streams. - Dalani - Ingwenya ### Hills and mountains 7 hills; 1 mountain. - Phurumbuzi · 1,275 m - Insimbiti · 1,235 m - Sindiki · 1,220 m - Ingome · 1,218 m - Emthangaleni · 1,199 m - Bogotu · 1,178 m - Siwati · 1,143 m - Nyavingwe · 1,132 m ### History 1 ruin. - Nkankezi 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 Insiza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 594 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (126 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 24 108 Feb 24 111 Mar 22 80 Apr 20 34 May 18 8 Jun 15 4 Jul 15 2 Aug 18 1 Sep 22 10 Oct 24 29 Nov 25 81 Dec 24 126 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 Filabusi District Hospital · Ward 15 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.53891&mlon=29.28140#map=17/-20.53891/29.28140) Hotel Guest Houses · Ward 15 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.43810&mlon=29.26761#map=17/-20.43810/29.26761) School Filabusi Government Primary School · Ward 15 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.53636&mlon=29.28693#map=17/-20.53636/29.28693) College Gwanda State University · Ward 15 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.43953&mlon=29.27075#map=17/-20.43953/29.27075) Police station Filabusi ZRP Station · Ward 15 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.54194&mlon=29.28014#map=17/-20.54194/29.28014) 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 Insiza 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Insiza District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 19, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 9 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Phurumbuzi (1,275 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Filabusi District Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW160517 (OCHA common operational dataset)