# Ward 28 Ward, Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-28/ Ward · Mutoko District # Ward 28 Ward 28 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **272.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 273km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 28? Ward 28 lies in [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-1/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-2/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-22/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-24/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-27/) and [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-29/). By area it is the 372nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.7% of [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/). The centre of Ward 28 is about 136 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6071° S, 32.3154° 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 28 - 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) · Harare134 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio208 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:23). 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 28 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 28. - Nyamuzizi Business Center-Mutoko Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 28 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 28, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Mukosi - Nyaguri - Rukonda River ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Chefuti · 1,140 m - Chedewu · 1,113 m - Jonga · 1,082 m - Zingangas · 1,024 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Sandal Estate 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 28 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mutoko District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 888 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (221 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 23 221 Feb 23 175 Mar 22 110 Apr 20 31 May 18 8 Jun 16 5 Jul 16 9 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 5 Oct 24 19 Nov 25 88 Dec 24 213 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 28 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mutoko District Hospital · Ward 20 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.41106&mlon=32.23942#map=17/-17.41106/32.23942) Bank chekenya · Ward 2 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.81185&mlon=32.30758#map=17/-17.81185/32.30758) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Ward 20 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.40500&mlon=32.23500#map=17/-17.40500/32.23500) Hotel Mutoko luxury Lodges · Ward 20 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.41385&mlon=32.20457#map=17/-17.41385/32.20457) School Nyadzonya Secondary School · Ward 28 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.61571&mlon=32.23758#map=17/-17.61571/32.23758) College Nyadire Mutoko · Ward 25 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.42409&mlon=32.02012#map=17/-17.42409/32.02012) 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 28 Places mapped inside Ward 28 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mutoko 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 27 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 28?In Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 28?Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 22, Ward 23, Ward 24, Ward 27 and Ward 29 - What time zone is Ward 28 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 28?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 28?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 28?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 28?Chefuti (1,140 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 28?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 28?Mutoko District Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 28?chekenya, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 28?TotalEnergies, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 28?ZW130728 (OCHA common operational dataset)