# Ward 18 Ward, Mberengwa District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-18/ Ward · Mberengwa District # Ward 18 Ward 18 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mberengwa District, Midlands Province. It covers **120.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 120km² - 6mapped services - 758 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 18? Ward 18 lies in [Mberengwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-17/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-19/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-23/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-26/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-27/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-6/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/ward-8/). By area it is the 927th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.4% of [Mberengwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/mberengwa/). The centre of Ward 18 is about 343 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at -20.8105° N, 30.2026° E. Source: [Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT www.zimstat.co.zw) 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo187 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown286 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:25). 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 **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 18. - Mataga - Mataka 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; 1 reservoir or tank. - Gwamakungwe - Gwehanga Dam - Marishawi - Mere - Shande ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Mudzidzi · 1,017 m - Ramupliga · 844 m - Gorongwe · 783 m - Chamswaswa · 767 m - Funye · 767 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 18 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 18 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Musume Mission Hospital · Ward 23 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.91031&mlon=30.22771#map=17/-20.91031/30.22771) School Chavora Primary School · Ward 18 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.80012&mlon=30.20765#map=17/-20.80012/30.20765) Police station Buhwa · Ward 4 29 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 18 Places mapped inside Ward 18 in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 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 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 18?In Mberengwa District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 18?Ward 17, Ward 19, Ward 23, Ward 26, Ward 27, Ward 6 and Ward 8 - 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?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 18?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 18?Mudzidzi (1,017 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 18?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 18?Musume Mission Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 18?ZW170618 (OCHA common operational dataset)