# Ward 28 Ward, Mutare District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-28/ Ward · Mutare District # Ward 28 Ward 28 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutare District, Manicaland Province. It covers **150.3 km²**. - 150km² ## Where is Ward 28? Ward 28 lies in [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-2/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-22/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-24/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-25/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-27/) and [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-29/). By area it is the 725th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.7% of [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/). The centre of Ward 28 is about 234 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.4701° S, 32.4378° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 28 ### Nearby, outside Ward 28 - Ndibvi hill · viewpoint, Ward 314 km - Ndibvi hills · viewpoint, Ward 314 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## 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) · Chimoio110 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare222 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:21, 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. - Gwira - Mangure - Musinda - Mutenda ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Makato · 886 m - Garuru · 810 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 Mutare District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,063 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (248 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 207 Feb 22 173 Mar 21 145 Apr 19 69 May 17 19 Jun 15 16 Jul 14 21 Aug 17 5 Sep 20 16 Oct 22 37 Nov 23 106 Dec 23 248 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 Mutambara Mission Hospital Chimanimani District · Ward 1 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.53161&mlon=32.68573#map=17/-19.53161/32.68573) Bank Bank ABC · Ward 5 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.65292&mlon=32.47001#map=17/-19.65292/32.47001) School Mukwada Primary School · Ward 29 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.50927&mlon=32.34662#map=17/-19.50927/32.34662) 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 Mutare 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 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 28?In Mutare District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 28?Ward 2, Ward 22, Ward 24, Ward 25, Ward 27 and Ward 29 - What is there to see in Ward 28?Ndibvi hill, Ndibvi hills - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 28?Makato (886 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 28?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 28?Mutambara Mission Hospital Chimanimani District, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 28?Bank ABC, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 28?ZW110528 (OCHA common operational dataset)