# Ward 20 Ward, Bikita District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-20/ Ward · Bikita District # Ward 20 Ward 20 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Bikita District, Masvingo Province. It covers **182.2 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 182km² - 4mapped services - 790 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 20? Ward 20 lies in [Bikita District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-18/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-21/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-24/) and [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-26/). By area it is the 590th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.5% of [Bikita District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/). The centre of Ward 20 is about 248 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.9002° S, 31.9361° 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 20 - 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio177 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare236 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:20). 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 20 Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 20. Settlements here lie between about 711 m and 994 m above sea level (median 790 m). - Chireya - Chitadu - Dahwa - Dzinokuvara - Hore - Mabunu - Mandivenga - Mandivengereyi - Muchadeharna - Muduma - Mupunga - Muruzi - Mutema - Nechirorwe - Ngwadzavi - Nyaiwa - Nyamadzavo - Pamire - Pomerayi - Radzikayi - Resoro - Runesu - Takaendesa - Tsvangirayi - Zinamo 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 20 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 20, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Dende - Memvuramachena - Mukukurume - Mushamba - Nyamakondo - Nyaruwanga - Usika ### Hills and mountains 16 hills; 2 mountains. - Matondwe · 1,156 m - Chirorwe · 1,092 m - Sarare · 1,043 m - Gwenene · 1,015 m - Chinyamazizi · 979 m - Rupfunde · 943 m - Dudzu · 930 m - Dondongwe · 891 m - Nhengwe · 885 m - Funda · 849 m - Raushauta · 840 m - Zhoumembe · 836 m - Mayawe · 826 m - Mangondo · 797 m - Baike · 770 m - Chisanye · 763 m - Manyore · 752 m - Chinyamaturi · 692 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 20 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bikita District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 700 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (151 mm) and the driest Aug (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 118 Feb 25 110 Mar 24 105 Apr 22 51 May 20 13 Jun 18 10 Jul 17 9 Aug 20 3 Sep 23 15 Oct 26 28 Nov 26 86 Dec 26 151 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 20 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Silveire Mission Hospital · Ward 15 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.02356&mlon=31.68625#map=17/-20.02356/31.68625) Hotel Syringa Lodge · Ward 27 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.24344&mlon=32.03757#map=17/-20.24344/32.03757) School Chirorwe Primary School · Ward 20 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.89252&mlon=31.91457#map=17/-19.89252/31.91457) 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 20 Places mapped inside Ward 20 in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 Bikita 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 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 20?In Bikita District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 20?Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 21, Ward 24 and Ward 26 - What time zone is Ward 20 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 20?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 20?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 20?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ward 20?Settlements lie between 711 m and 994 m - What is the highest point in Ward 20?Matondwe (1,156 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 20?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 20?Silveire Mission Hospital, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 20?ZW180120 (OCHA common operational dataset)