# Ward 16 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-16/ Ward · Gweru District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **638.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 639km² - 1mapped service - 1,333 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 16 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-14/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-16/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-17/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-19/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-22/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-7/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-8/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-9/). By area it is the 82nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 10.9% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 222 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.3146° S, 29.6527° 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo133 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare216 km ### Nearest railway station Gweru (Ward 18), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:30). 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. - Keynshamburg 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 4 rivers and streams. - Batitswa - Bembe - Ingwenya - Kenyana ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Kenyani · 1,379 m - Kaboli · 1,362 m - Ncabori · 1,358 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 Gweru District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 678 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (172 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 23 144 Feb 22 120 Mar 21 83 Apr 19 33 May 17 6 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 2 Aug 17 1 Sep 21 7 Oct 24 26 Nov 24 82 Dec 23 172 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 Isolation Hospital · Ward 8 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.43130&mlon=29.79266#map=17/-19.43130/29.79266) Bank Barclays Bank · Ward 18 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45361&mlon=29.81533#map=17/-19.45361/29.81533) Petrol pump POZ · Ward 9 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.30316&mlon=29.79187#map=17/-19.30316/29.79187) Hotel ⛪ Kingdom Hall Mkoba 18 · Ward 16 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.44260&mlon=29.74444#map=17/-19.44260/29.74444) School Mkoba Primary School · Ward 8 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.37548&mlon=29.52729#map=17/-19.37548/29.52729) College Mkoba Teachers College · Ward 12 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45998&mlon=29.76650#map=17/-19.45998/29.76650) Police station Maboleni Police Sub-Office · Ward 8 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.38137&mlon=29.52439#map=17/-19.38137/29.52439) 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. - Petrol pumps1 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 Gweru District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 1, Ward 14, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 17, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 22, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6, Ward 7, Ward 8, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Kenyani (1,379 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Isolation Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 16?Barclays Bank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?POZ, about 15 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 16?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW170416 (OCHA common operational dataset)