# Ward 17 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-17/ Ward · Gweru District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **554.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 554km² - 1,248 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-15/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-18/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-21/) and [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-21/). By area it is the 110th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.4% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 265 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.8321° S, 29.6974° 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) · Bulawayo114 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare257 km ### Nearest railway station Somabhula (Ward 15), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:29). 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 **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 17. - Muhlonga 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. - Matota ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Longwe · 1,409 m - Hoko Range · 1,296 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 17 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 17 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shangani Rural Hospital · Ward 23 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.78257&mlon=29.35964#map=17/-19.78257/29.35964) Petrol pump Sp Filling Station · Ward 23 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77679&mlon=29.36535#map=17/-19.77679/29.36535) Hotel Jabulani Lodge · Ward 23 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.88827&mlon=29.45954#map=17/-19.88827/29.45954) School Somabhula High · Ward 15 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.71089&mlon=29.66048#map=17/-19.71089/29.66048) College Midlands State University · Ward 18 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.51571&mlon=29.83613#map=17/-19.51571/29.83613) 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. ## Other wards in Gweru District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - 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 17?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 18, Ward 21 and Ward 21 - 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?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Longwe (1,409 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Shangani Rural Hospital, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 17?Sp Filling Station, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW170417 (OCHA common operational dataset)