# Ward 28 Ward, Bikita District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-28/ Ward · Bikita District # Ward 28 Ward 28 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Bikita District, Masvingo Province. It covers **136.9 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 137km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 28? Ward 28 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 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-26/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-29/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-8/). By area it is the 801st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.6% of [Bikita District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/). The centre of Ward 28 is about 285 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.2889° S, 31.8049° 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio212 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare273 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 06:25, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 28 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 28, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Checheni - Chibvuure - Hurukuru ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Nduva · 734 m - Chipotwe · 701 m - Ruwuzhe · 687 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 28 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 28 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Silveire Mission Hospital · Ward 15 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.02356&mlon=31.68625#map=17/-20.02356/31.68625) Bank CBZ Nyika · Ward 12 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99241&mlon=31.59096#map=17/-19.99241/31.59096) Petrol pump PetroTrade Matimba · Ward 12 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.00106&mlon=31.59100#map=17/-20.00106/31.59100) Hotel Sango Wildlife Conservancy · Ward 15 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30319&mlon=31.61386#map=17/-20.30319/31.61386) School Chibvuure Primary School · Ward 28 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.26930&mlon=31.78063#map=17/-20.26930/31.78063) 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 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 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - 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 28?In Bikita District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 28?Ward 25, Ward 26, Ward 29, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - 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 highest point in Ward 28?Nduva (734 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 28?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 28?Silveire Mission Hospital, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 28?CBZ Nyika, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 28?PetroTrade Matimba, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 28?ZW180128 (OCHA common operational dataset)