# Ward 16 Ward, Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province

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Ward · Mangwe District 

# Ward 16

Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **216.2 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 216km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Ward 16?

Ward 16 lies in [Mangwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/ward-10/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/ward-17/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/ward-8/). By area it is the 484th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.8% of [Mangwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 498 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 21.3138° S, 28.0739° 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

- Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown65 km
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo155 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:20) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 17:33).

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.

## Weather in Ward 16 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mangwe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 475 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (100 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 98 

Feb 25 91 

Mar 24 55 

Apr 22 22 

May 19 4 

Jun 16 3 

Jul 15 1 

Aug 19 0 

Sep 23 8 

Oct 25 24 

Nov 26 67 

Dec 26 100 

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 

School Obodo School · Ward 16 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.30256&mlon=28.09946#map=17/-21.30256/28.09946) 

Police station Mayobodo Police Station · Ward 16 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.36524&mlon=28.15211#map=17/-21.36524/28.15211) 

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.

- Schools3
- Police stations1

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 Mangwe District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 17
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 16?In Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 16?Ward 10, Ward 17, Ward 7 and Ward 8
- 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 best time to visit Ward 16?January to December
- What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW160316 (OCHA common operational dataset)