# Ward 17 Ward, Mberengwa District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-17/ Ward · Mberengwa District # Ward 17 Ward 17 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mberengwa District, Midlands Province. It covers **129.0 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 129km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Ward 17? Ward 17 lies in [Mberengwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-10/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-18/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-27/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-9/). By area it is the 869th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.5% of [Mberengwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/). The centre of Ward 17 is about 341 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.7594° S, 30.0876° 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) · Bulawayo174 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown276 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:26). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 17 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 17, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 1 mountain. - Chomukoto · 996 m - Muhwima · 851 m - Svovera · 844 m - Mupandashango Business Center · 840 m - Kopoko · 833 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 Mberengwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 617 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (132 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 25 103 Feb 24 103 Mar 23 85 Apr 21 41 May 18 10 Jun 16 6 Jul 15 4 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 16 Oct 24 34 Nov 25 82 Dec 25 132 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 Jeka Rural Hospital · Ward 33 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.84467&mlon=29.93253#map=17/-20.84467/29.93253) Hotel Belingwe · Ward 2 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.48578&mlon=29.90924#map=17/-20.48578/29.90924) School Secondary School · Ward 17 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.74643&mlon=30.09676#map=17/-20.74643/30.09676) College Chomusenda secondary school · Ward 2 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.47768&mlon=29.90504#map=17/-20.47768/29.90504) Police station Buhwa · Ward 4 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.60866&mlon=30.38327#map=17/-20.60866/30.38327) 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. - Schools4 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 Mberengwa 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 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 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 17?In Mberengwa District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 17?Ward 10, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 27, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 17?Chomukoto (996 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 17?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 17?Jeka Rural Hospital, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 17?ZW170617 (OCHA common operational dataset)