# Ward 28 Ward, Buhera District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-28/ Ward · Buhera District # Ward 28 Ward 28 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Buhera District, Manicaland Province. It covers **274.0 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 274km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 28? Ward 28 lies in [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-25/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-27/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-29/) and [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-30/). By area it is the 368th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.1% of [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/). The centre of Ward 28 is about 235 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.6646° S, 32.1537° 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 28 - 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) · Chimoio145 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare223 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:19). 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 28 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 28, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Chatikobu Dam - Machecheni Dam - Murambwi - Nyambezi - Nyamure - Vurere ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Machekwe · 864 m - Matombonye · 818 m - Wunjgha · 783 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 28 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 28 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre · Ward 16 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.33805&mlon=32.17531#map=17/-19.33805/32.17531) Bank Bank ABC · Ward 5 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.65292&mlon=32.47001#map=17/-19.65292/32.47001) Hotel Birchenough Bridge Hotel · Ward 33 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.96360&mlon=32.34030#map=17/-19.96360/32.34030) School Chapanduka Primary School · Ward 28 1.7 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ward 28 Places mapped inside Ward 28 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 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 27 - 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 28?In Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 28?Ward 25, Ward 27, Ward 29 and Ward 30 - What time zone is Ward 28 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 28?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 28?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 28?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 28?Machekwe (864 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 28?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 28?Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 28?Bank ABC, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 28?ZW110128 (OCHA common operational dataset)