# Ward 27 Ward, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-27/ Ward · Mazowe District # Ward 27 Ward 27 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **315.5 km²**. - 315km² ## Where is Ward 27? Ward 27 lies in [Mazowe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 10 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-1/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/ward-14/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-26/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/centenary-muzarabani/ward-28/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-29/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-6/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-9/). By area it is the 301st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 7.2% of [Mazowe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/). The centre of Ward 27 is about 94 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9882° S, 30.9751° 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare106 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba229 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:29). 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 27 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 27, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Dora ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 2 mountains. - Manungwe · 1,467 m - Donje · 1,409 m - Mamunga · 1,400 m - Makuve · 1,386 m - Sarimba · 1,378 m - Chikombore · 1,341 m - Chitonzva · 1,329 m - Gota · 1,271 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 27 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mazowe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (216 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 22 216 Feb 21 165 Mar 21 105 Apr 19 29 May 17 5 Jun 15 2 Jul 15 2 Aug 17 0 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 19 Nov 24 95 Dec 22 202 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 Mvurwi Hospital · Ward 26 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.03010&mlon=30.85545#map=17/-17.03010/30.85545) School Umvukwes Primary School · Ward 28 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.02787&mlon=30.85850#map=17/-17.02787/30.85850) 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 Mazowe 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 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 27?In Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 27?Ward 1, Ward 14, Ward 25, Ward 26, Ward 28, Ward 29, Ward 4, Ward 6, 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 27?Manungwe (1,467 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 27?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 27?Mvurwi Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 27?ZW120427 (OCHA common operational dataset)