# Ward 28 Ward, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-28/ Ward · Zvimba District # Ward 28 Ward 28 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **33.4 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 33.4km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 28? Ward 28 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 8 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-1/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-2/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-21/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-29/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-3/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-5/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-7/). By area it is the 1531st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.6% of [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/). The centre of Ward 28 is about 87 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6965° S, 30.2481° 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 28 ### Nearby, outside Ward 28 - President Mugabe's Homestead · attraction, Ward 618 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 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) · Harare93 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba195 km ### Nearest railway station Maryland (Ward 20), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:31). 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. ## Weather in Ward 28 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 28 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvimba Rural District Hospital · Ward 2 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69914&mlon=30.19875#map=17/-17.69914/30.19875) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 2 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70811&mlon=30.20081#map=17/-17.70811/30.20081) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 2 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70993&mlon=30.20092#map=17/-17.70993/30.20092) Hotel Rainbow Hotel · Ward 2 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.71028&mlon=30.20153#map=17/-17.71028/30.20153) Mall JARI Township · Ward 1 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) School Matsvitsi Primary School · Ward 28 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69647&mlon=30.26892#map=17/-17.69647/30.26892) College Kutama College · Ward 6 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.80670&mlon=30.38610#map=17/-17.80670/30.38610) Police station Murombedzi Police Station · Ward 2 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69798&mlon=30.19811#map=17/-17.69798/30.19811) 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. - 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 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 26 - Ward 27 - 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 28?In Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 28?Ward 1, Ward 19, Ward 2, Ward 21, Ward 29, Ward 3, Ward 5 and Ward 7 - What is there to see in Ward 28?President Mugabe's Homestead - 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) - What is the best time to visit Ward 28?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 28?Zvimba Rural District Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 28?ZB Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 28?Engen, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 28?ZW140628 (OCHA common operational dataset)