# Ward 27 Ward, Chipinge District, Manicaland Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-27/

Ward · Chipinge District 

# Ward 27

Ward 27 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chipinge District, Manicaland Province. It covers **134.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 135km²
- 1mapped service
- 393 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ward 27?

Ward 27 lies in [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-2/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-26/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-28/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-29/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-3/) and [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-4/). By area it is the 819th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.6% of [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/). The centre of Ward 27 is about 368 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.9506° S, 32.2268° 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) · Chimoio236 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 17:17).

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 **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 27.

- Veneka Business Centre

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

3 rivers and streams.

- Chabangi
- Makuwantonji
- Mukwasini

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 Chipinge District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 505 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (163 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 29 148 

Feb 28 144 

Mar 27 130 

Apr 25 66 

May 23 22 

Jun 21 19 

Jul 20 18 

Aug 23 5 

Sep 26 16 

Oct 28 31 

Nov 29 81 

Dec 29 163 

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 St. Peters Mission Hospital · Ward 24 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.77091&mlon=32.21559#map=17/-20.77091/32.21559) 

Hotel Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge · Ward 22 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.24882&mlon=32.34850#map=17/-21.24882/32.34850) 

School Mutandahwe Primary School · Ward 29 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.00823&mlon=32.19588#map=17/-21.00823/32.19588) 

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 27

Places mapped inside Ward 27 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 Chipinge 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 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 27?In Chipinge District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 27?Ward 2, Ward 26, Ward 28, Ward 29, Ward 3 and Ward 4
- 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?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 27?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 27?St. Peters Mission Hospital, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 27?ZW110327 (OCHA common operational dataset)