# Ward 16 Ward, Gokwe South District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-16/ Ward · Gokwe South District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gokwe South District, Midlands Province. It covers **291.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 291km² - 1mapped service - 1,237 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Gokwe South District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 10 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-17/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-2/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-24/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-3/), [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-33/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-6/). By area it is the 341st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.6% of [Gokwe South District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 221 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1859° S, 28.9929° 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba186 km - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo207 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:35). 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 16 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 16. The largest with a recorded population: Gokwe (33,073). - Gokwe 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 16 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 16, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Bova Dam ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Marowabadza · 1,127 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 16 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gokwe South District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 163 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 708 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (177 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 23 177 Feb 23 134 Mar 23 95 Apr 21 32 May 19 4 Jun 17 2 Jul 17 0 Aug 20 0 Sep 24 4 Oct 27 17 Nov 26 75 Dec 24 169 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 Hospital Gokwe South District Hospital · Ward 3 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.21138&mlon=28.92409#map=17/-18.21138/28.92409) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Gokwe · Ward 4 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.21865&mlon=28.94415#map=17/-18.21865/28.94415) School Cheziya Gokwe High School · Ward 6 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.22646&mlon=28.96495#map=17/-18.22646/28.96495) 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. - 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 Gokwe South District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - 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 33 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Gokwe South District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 1, Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 17, Ward 2, Ward 23, Ward 24, Ward 3, Ward 33 and Ward 6 - 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) - How many villages are in Ward 16?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 16?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Marowabadza (1,127 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Gokwe South District Hospital, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?TotalEnergies Service Station Gokwe, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW170316 (OCHA common operational dataset)