# Ward 16 Ward, Shurugwi District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-16/ Ward · Shurugwi District # Ward 16 Ward 16 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Shurugwi District, Midlands Province. It covers **209.7 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 210km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 16? Ward 16 lies in [Shurugwi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 9 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-1/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-14/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-17/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-18/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-19/) and [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/ward-4/). By area it is the 504th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.1% of [Shurugwi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/). The centre of Ward 16 is about 215 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.5355° S, 30.1048° 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) · Bulawayo164 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare206 km ### Nearest railway station Indiva (Ward 14), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:28). 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 16 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 16, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Tanana ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Nunkwe · 1,410 m - Chironde · 1,403 m - Mashava · 1,389 m - Senangwe · 1,275 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 Shurugwi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 696 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (177 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 130 Feb 22 118 Mar 21 93 Apr 19 39 May 16 6 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 5 Aug 17 1 Sep 20 8 Oct 23 28 Nov 23 87 Dec 22 177 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 Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital · Ward 14 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41194&mlon=30.01795#map=17/-19.41194/30.01795) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 6 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66806&mlon=30.00238#map=17/-19.66806/30.00238) Petrol pump Zuva Filling Station · Ward 10 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66730&mlon=30.00087#map=17/-19.66730/30.00087) Hotel Grand Hotel · Ward 10 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66930&mlon=30.00179#map=17/-19.66930/30.00179) School Chiworise Secondary School · Ward 15 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.56030&mlon=30.17850#map=17/-19.56030/30.17850) College Mazivisa Primary School · Ward 10 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66788&mlon=30.00112#map=17/-19.66788/30.00112) Police station ZRP Shurugwi · Ward 10 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66879&mlon=30.00219#map=17/-19.66879/30.00219) 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. - Schools1 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 Shurugwi District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 16?In Shurugwi District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 16?Ward 1, Ward 14, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 17, Ward 18, Ward 18, Ward 19 and Ward 4 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 16?Nunkwe (1,410 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 16?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 16?Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 16?ZB Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 16?Zuva Filling Station, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 16?ZW170716 (OCHA common operational dataset)