# Ward 26 Ward, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-26/ Ward · Zvimba District # Ward 26 Ward 26 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **555.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 556km² - 1mapped service - 1,435 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 26? Ward 26 lies in [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-14/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-20/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-21/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-21/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-24/) and [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-25/). By area it is the 109th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.2% of [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/). The centre of Ward 26 is about 40 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6956° S, 30.7032° 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 26 OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Ward 26: 1 attraction. - Chaffield Farm Tobacco trials · attraction ### Nearby, outside Ward 26 - Lion and cheetah Park · attraction, Ward 3520 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 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) · Harare49 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba233 km ### Nearest railway station Nyabira (Ward 26), about 11 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:24, 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 26 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 26. - Nyabira 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 26 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 26, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Gwebi - Makaranga - Ramkuku - Swatadzi ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Andre Rabie 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 Zvimba 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 26 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galloway Medical Center · Ward 2 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86714&mlon=30.72736#map=17/-17.86714/30.72736) Bank POSB · Ward 1 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87145&mlon=30.69485#map=17/-17.87145/30.69485) ATM CABS · Ward 17 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.77167&mlon=31.04867#map=17/-17.77167/31.04867) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Twin Lakes · Ward 3 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87312&mlon=30.69636#map=17/-17.87312/30.69636) Hotel Sangonda hotel · Ward 3 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87312&mlon=30.69021#map=17/-17.87312/30.69021) Mall Westgate Shopping Mall · Ward 41 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.76365&mlon=30.97782#map=17/-17.76365/30.97782) School Sodbury High School · Ward 26 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.66593&mlon=30.61161#map=17/-17.66593/30.61161) College Gwebi Agricultural College · Ward 24 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.68415&mlon=30.85593#map=17/-17.68415/30.85593) Police station Katanga Sub Station · Ward 7 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87752&mlon=30.67237#map=17/-17.87752/30.67237) 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. - 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 Zvimba 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 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 26?In Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 26?Ward 14, Ward 20, Ward 21, Ward 21, Ward 23, Ward 24 and Ward 25 - What is there to see in Ward 26?Chaffield Farm Tobacco trials - 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) - How many villages are in Ward 26?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 26?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 26?Galloway Medical Center, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 26?POSB, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ward 26?CABS, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 26?TotalEnergies Service Station Twin Lakes, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 26?ZW140626 (OCHA common operational dataset)