# Ward 17 Ward, Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-17/ Ward · Umzingwane District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **116.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 116km² - 3mapped services - 1,207 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Umzingwane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-19/) and [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-3/). By area it is the 961st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.2% of [Umzingwane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 354 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.2776° S, 28.8967° 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) · Bulawayo41 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown178 km ### Nearest railway station Esigodini (Ward 16), about 4.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:31). 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 **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 17. The largest with a recorded population: Esigodini (2,228). - Bushtick - Esigodini 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 1 river or stream. - Fern Spruit ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Umzuze · 1,207 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Fernhill Estate 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 Umzingwane District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 586 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (123 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 23 111 Feb 23 114 Mar 22 77 Apr 20 32 May 17 7 Jun 14 4 Jul 14 2 Aug 17 1 Sep 21 8 Oct 24 27 Nov 24 81 Dec 24 123 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 Joshua M. Nkomo Enkusileni Medical Center · Ward 4 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.18224&mlon=28.62087#map=17/-20.18224/28.62087) Bank CABS · Ward 4 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.16054&mlon=28.61071#map=17/-20.16054/28.61071) Petrol pump Caltex · Ward 7 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.10467&mlon=28.70131#map=17/-20.10467/28.70131) Hotel Woodland Lodge · Ward 16 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30069&mlon=28.94913#map=17/-20.30069/28.94913) Mall Megawatt Parklands Complex · Ward 3 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.14545&mlon=28.61896#map=17/-20.14545/28.61896) School Primary School · Ward 3 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.34201&mlon=28.90213#map=17/-20.34201/28.90213) College Esigodini College of Agriculture · Ward 17 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.33395&mlon=28.93987#map=17/-20.33395/28.93987) Police station Hillside Police Station · Ward 5 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19624&mlon=28.59222#map=17/-20.19624/28.59222) 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. - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 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 Umzingwane 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 19 and Ward 3 - 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?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Umzuze (1,207 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Joshua M. Nkomo Enkusileni Medical Center, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 17?CABS, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Caltex, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW160717 (OCHA common operational dataset)