# Ward 27 Ward, Mount Darwin District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-27/ Ward · Mount Darwin District # Ward 27 Ward 27 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mount Darwin District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **247.5 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 247km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 27? Ward 27 lies in [Mount Darwin District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-16/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-24/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-25/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-28/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-3/) and [Ward 40](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-40/). By area it is the 415th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.4% of [Mount Darwin District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/). The centre of Ward 27 is about 129 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8332° S, 31.6726° 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 27 ### Nearby, outside Ward 27 - Gilambo Pools · attraction, Ward 169.1 km - Guendo Pools · attraction, Ward 1612 km - Warthog Vlei · attraction, Ward 1618 km - Bushman Paintings and Skeleton · archaeological site, Ward 1619 km - Bushman Paintings and Skull · archaeological site, Ward 1619 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 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) · Harare137 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete225 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:27). 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 4 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 dam. - Chihada Dam - Honde - Machidza - Mutondosvi - Mutondwe Dam - Nyajenje Dam - Nyamakwawa ### Hills and mountains 7 hills; 1 mountain. - Mount Darwin · 1,272 m - The Peak · 1,041 m - Pipe · 1,017 m - Vuma · 994 m - Mikau · 940 m - Dredra · 887 m - Pimple · 871 m - Kikupa · 867 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 Mount Darwin District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 688 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (191 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 25 191 Feb 24 158 Mar 24 78 Apr 23 16 May 21 2 Jun 19 1 Jul 18 2 Aug 21 0 Sep 24 2 Oct 27 8 Nov 27 61 Dec 26 170 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 Mount Darwin District Hospital · Ward 26 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.77566&mlon=31.58866#map=17/-16.77566/31.58866) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 26 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.77676&mlon=31.57729#map=17/-16.77676/31.57729) Hotel Panzvimbo · Ward 26 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.78105&mlon=31.57954#map=17/-16.78105/31.57954) School Nyajenje Primary School · Ward 27 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.79459&mlon=31.72035#map=17/-16.79459/31.72035) College Madziwa Teachers College · Ward 16 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.00423&mlon=31.68461#map=17/-17.00423/31.68461) 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. - Schools2 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 Mount Darwin 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 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 40 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 27?In Mount Darwin District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 27?Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 24, Ward 25, Ward 28, Ward 3 and Ward 40 - What is there to see in Ward 27?Gilambo Pools, Guendo Pools, Warthog Vlei, Bushman Paintings and Skeleton - 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 reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 27?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 27?Mount Darwin (1,272 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 27?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 27?Mount Darwin District Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 27?ZB Bank, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 27?ZW120527 (OCHA common operational dataset)