# Ward 18 Ward, Gokwe South District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-18/ Ward · Gokwe South District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gokwe South District, Midlands Province. It covers **328.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 329km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 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 8 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-13/), [Ward 31](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-31/), [Ward 32](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-32/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-7/). By area it is the 276th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.0% of [Gokwe South District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 265 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1784° S, 28.5747° 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 18 - 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) · Kariba187 km - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo204 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:24) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:37). 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 18 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 18. - Manyoni 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 18 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 18, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Chikara - Kasata - Manyewu - Semwe 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 18 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gokwe South District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). 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 24 177 Feb 24 134 Mar 24 95 Apr 22 32 May 20 4 Jun 18 2 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 0 Sep 25 4 Oct 28 17 Nov 27 75 Dec 25 169 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Manyoni Baptist Clinic · Ward 18 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14792&mlon=28.60202#map=17/-18.14792/28.60202) School Rujeko High School · Ward 5 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.38842&mlon=28.54386#map=17/-18.38842/28.54386) 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 18 Places mapped inside Ward 18 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 16 - Ward 17 - 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 18?In Gokwe South District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 31, Ward 32, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 18 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 18?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 18?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 18?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Manyoni Baptist Clinic, about 4.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 18?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW170318 (OCHA common operational dataset)