# Ward 20 Ward, Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-20/ Ward · Guruve District # Ward 20 Ward 20 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **132.4 km²**. - 132km² ## Where is Ward 20? Ward 20 lies in [Guruve District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-10/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-17/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-19/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-21/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-24/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-8/). By area it is the 843rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.4% of [Guruve District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/). The centre of Ward 20 is about 163 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.4090° S, 30.6500° 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 20 - 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare176 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba189 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:32). 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 20 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 20, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Bakasa ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Rukara · 1,127 m - Mahaba · 1,112 m - Nyananzva · 1,070 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 20 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Guruve District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 790 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (225 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 225 Feb 23 168 Mar 23 106 Apr 22 21 May 20 2 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 1 Aug 20 0 Sep 24 2 Oct 27 9 Nov 27 68 Dec 25 187 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 20 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital chitsungo · Ward 10 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27797&mlon=30.44369#map=17/-16.27797/30.44369) School Karai · Ward 8 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.34124&mlon=30.57138#map=17/-16.34124/30.57138) 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 Guruve 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 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 20?In Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 20?Ward 10, Ward 15, Ward 17, Ward 19, Ward 21, Ward 24, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 20 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 20?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 20?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 20?Rukara (1,127 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 20?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 20?chitsungo, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 20?ZW120320 (OCHA common operational dataset)