# Ward 26 Ward, Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-26/ Ward · Murehwa District # Ward 26 Ward 26 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **91.4 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 91.4km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 26? Ward 26 lies in [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-15/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-24/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-25/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-27/) and [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-3/). By area it is the 1128th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.6% of [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/). The centre of Ward 26 is about 70 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8805° S, 31.7126° 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 26 - 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) · Harare66 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio230 km ### Nearest railway station Macheke (Ward 29), about 32 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 17:25). 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 26 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 26, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyawerere 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 26 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Murehwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 821 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (202 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 21 185 Feb 21 136 Mar 20 100 Apr 18 34 May 16 8 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 20 Aug 16 2 Sep 19 6 Oct 22 26 Nov 22 96 Dec 21 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 26 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St Paul's Musami Mission Hospital · Ward 13 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.75864&mlon=31.58589#map=17/-17.75864/31.58589) Bank Macheke Post Office · Ward 29 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14570&mlon=31.84199#map=17/-18.14570/31.84199) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Macheke · Ward 23 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.15016&mlon=31.83050#map=17/-18.15016/31.83050) Hotel Chibanguza hotels · Ward 16 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.66561&mlon=31.78584#map=17/-17.66561/31.78584) Mall Marondera Main Shopping Mall · Ward 11 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19937&mlon=31.54820#map=17/-18.19937/31.54820) School Primary School · Ward 26 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.88937&mlon=31.71826#map=17/-17.88937/31.71826) College Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic · Ward 23 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.15510&mlon=31.66839#map=17/-18.15510/31.66839) Police station Macheke Police · Ward 29 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14633&mlon=31.84570#map=17/-18.14633/31.84570) 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 26 Places mapped inside Ward 26 in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 Murehwa 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 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 26?In Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 26?Ward 15, Ward 24, Ward 25, Ward 27 and Ward 3 - What time zone is Ward 26 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 26?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 26?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ward 26?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 26?St Paul's Musami Mission Hospital, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 26?Macheke Post Office, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 26?TotalEnergies Service Station Macheke, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 26?ZW130626 (OCHA common operational dataset)