# Ward 27 Ward, Mutasa District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-27/ Ward · Mutasa District # Ward 27 Ward 27 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutasa District, Manicaland Province. It covers **263.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 263km² - 1,686 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 27? Ward 27 lies in [Mutasa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-10/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-19/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-9/). By area it is the 387th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 10.3% of [Mutasa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/). The centre of Ward 27 is about 214 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.6947° S, 32.8612° 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) · Chimoio78 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare205 km ### Nearest railway station Mutare (Ward 10), about 38 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:18). 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. - Stapleford 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 14 rivers and streams. - Charorwi - Chisanza - Chiwengwa - Mapopo - Mawodzi - Mukungwe - Muswipa - Nyahawi - Nyakarowa - Nyamatoronji - Nyamukodobi - Rungwani - Tsatsa - Zinguri ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 4 mountains. - Nusa · 1,897 m - Mutsago · 1,829 m - Chikuwira · 1,800 m - Chililangwe · 1,778 m - Kuwunzau · 1,757 m - Ruppio · 1,738 m - Rupere · 1,650 m - Kamahwata · 1,319 m - Maswera · 1,203 m - Muchiwa · 1,165 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Stapleford Forest Land 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 Mutasa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C), after allowing for this place being about 584 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,336 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (300 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to May and August to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 16 265 Feb 16 217 Mar 15 184 Apr 13 88 May 10 26 Jun 8 22 Jul 8 33 Aug 10 8 Sep 13 22 Oct 16 46 Nov 17 124 Dec 17 300 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 Mutare Provincial Hospital · Ward 12 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.96381&mlon=32.66332#map=17/-18.96381/32.66332) Bank CABS bank · Ward 10 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97544&mlon=32.66907#map=17/-18.97544/32.66907) Petrol pump Zuva Petrolium · Ward 12 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.95657&mlon=32.65905#map=17/-18.95657/32.65905) Hotel SkyDeck Mountain Retreat · Ward 26 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.45659&mlon=32.72370#map=17/-18.45659/32.72370) Mall Mutare Trade Centre · Ward 10 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97379&mlon=32.66845#map=17/-18.97379/32.66845) School Rupinda Primary School · Ward 9 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.59025&mlon=32.84990#map=17/-18.59025/32.84990) College Kukwanisa Vocational Training Centre · Ward 11 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.60596&mlon=32.65424#map=17/-18.60596/32.65424) Police station Mutare Central Police Station · Ward 10 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97287&mlon=32.67181#map=17/-18.97287/32.67181) 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 Mutasa 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 27?In Mutasa District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 27?Ward 10, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - 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 highest point in Ward 27?Nusa (1,897 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 27?April to May and August to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 27?Mutare Provincial Hospital, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 27?CABS bank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 27?Zuva Petrolium, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 27?ZW110627 (OCHA common operational dataset)