# Ward 27 Ward, Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-27/ Ward · Murehwa District # Ward 27 Ward 27 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **114.3 km²**. - 114km² ## Where is Ward 27? Ward 27 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 7 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-15/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/goromonzi/ward-19/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-26/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-28/) and [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-3/). By area it is the 974th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.2% of [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/). The centre of Ward 27 is about 58 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8597° S, 31.6050° 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) · Harare55 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio240 km ### Nearest railway station Marondera (Ward 11), about 37 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:13) 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 27 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 27, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyagurwi ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Rukodzi · 1,424 m - Mbware · 1,407 m - Chiriri · 1,357 m - Ndyange · 1,353 m - Munamba · 1,347 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 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 27 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St Paul's Musami Mission Hospital · Ward 13 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.75864&mlon=31.58589#map=17/-17.75864/31.58589) Bank ZB bank · Ward 11 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18910&mlon=31.54591#map=17/-18.18910/31.54591) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Dombotombo · Ward 3 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18094&mlon=31.56440#map=17/-18.18094/31.56440) Hotel Pakanaka Resort · Ward 17 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86963&mlon=31.35910#map=17/-17.86963/31.35910) Mall Marondera Main Shopping Mall · Ward 11 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19937&mlon=31.54820#map=17/-18.19937/31.54820) School Pakati Primary School · Ward 14 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.77695&mlon=31.64331#map=17/-17.77695/31.64331) College Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic · Ward 23 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.15510&mlon=31.66839#map=17/-18.15510/31.66839) Police station ZRP Dombotombo · Ward 11 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18771&mlon=31.55743#map=17/-18.18771/31.55743) 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 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 26 - 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 27?In Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 27?Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 26, Ward 28 and Ward 3 - 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?Rukodzi (1,424 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 27?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 27?St Paul's Musami Mission Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 27?ZB bank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 27?TotalEnergies Service Station Dombotombo, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 27?ZW130627 (OCHA common operational dataset)