# Ward 24 Ward, Bikita District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-24/ Ward · Bikita District # Ward 24 Ward 24 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Bikita District, Masvingo Province. It covers **307.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 307km² - 1mapped service - 831 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 24? Ward 24 lies in [Bikita District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-17/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-18/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-20/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-26/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-27/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-29/) and [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-33/). By area it is the 314th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.9% of [Bikita District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/). The centre of Ward 24 is about 261 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.9507° S, 32.1060° 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 24 - 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) · Chimoio165 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare248 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:19). 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 24 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 24. - Gambakwa 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 24 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 24, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chiwaka - Masongadora ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Nyarungwe · 886 m - Chisurwe · 726 m - Ngura · 678 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 24 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bikita District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). 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 25 118 Feb 24 110 Mar 23 105 Apr 21 51 May 19 13 Jun 17 10 Jul 16 9 Aug 19 3 Sep 22 15 Oct 25 28 Nov 25 86 Dec 25 151 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 24 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Birchenough Hospital · Ward 33 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.96167&mlon=32.33779#map=17/-19.96167/32.33779) Hotel Birchenough Bridge Hotel · Ward 33 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.96360&mlon=32.34030#map=17/-19.96360/32.34030) School Primary School · Ward 24 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.95612&mlon=32.00995#map=17/-19.95612/32.00995) 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 24 Places mapped inside Ward 24 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 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 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - 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 24?In Bikita District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 24?Ward 17, Ward 18, Ward 20, Ward 25, Ward 26, Ward 27, Ward 29 and Ward 33 - What time zone is Ward 24 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 24?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 24?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 24?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 24?Nyarungwe (886 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 24?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 24?Birchenough Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 24?ZW180124 (OCHA common operational dataset)