# Ward 27 Ward, Buhera District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-27/ Ward · Buhera District # Ward 27 Ward 27 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Buhera District, Manicaland Province. It covers **163.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 164km² - 828 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 27? Ward 27 lies in [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-24/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-26/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-28/) and [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-29/). By area it is the 664th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.1% of [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/). The centre of Ward 27 is about 238 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.7360° S, 32.0860° 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 27 - 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio155 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare226 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:20). 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 27 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 27. - Baruru - Mutiusinazita 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 27 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 27, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Dumbinikwa - Dumbinikwa Dam - Gave - Jemwe Dam ### Hills and mountains 7 hills; 1 mountain. - Durewe · 1,045 m - Neshanya · 931 m - Musiyiwa · 881 m - Marimari · 876 m - Undze · 859 m - Humambe · 855 m - Ziumpi · 849 m - Nyambava · 846 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 27 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Buhera District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 759 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (182 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 24 135 Feb 24 119 Mar 22 106 Apr 20 51 May 18 10 Jun 16 8 Jul 15 10 Aug 18 2 Sep 21 12 Oct 24 30 Nov 25 95 Dec 24 182 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 27 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Birchenough Hospital · Ward 33 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.96167&mlon=32.33779#map=17/-19.96167/32.33779) Hotel Birchenough Bridge Hotel · Ward 33 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.96360&mlon=32.34030#map=17/-19.96360/32.34030) School Chapanduka Primary School · Ward 28 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.67764&mlon=32.16293#map=17/-19.67764/32.16293) 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 Buhera District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 27?In Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 27?Ward 24, Ward 25, Ward 26, Ward 28 and Ward 29 - What time zone is Ward 27 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 27?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 27?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 27?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 27?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 27?Durewe (1,045 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 27?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 27?Birchenough Hospital, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 27?ZW110127 (OCHA common operational dataset)