# Ward 26 Ward, Chivi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-26/ Ward · Chivi District # Ward 26 Ward 26 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chivi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **101.8 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 102km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 26? Ward 26 lies in [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-1/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-13/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-25/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-27/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-28/) and [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-29/). By area it is the 1057th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.9% of [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/). The centre of Ward 26 is about 338 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.8599° S, 30.8363° 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 ### Nearby, outside Ward 26 - View POINT, TOKWE MUKORSE · attraction, Ward 3116 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo249 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:22). 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 26 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 26, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Banga - Chivake - Tonore ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 1 mountain. - Chirasha · 666 m - Manyanga · 646 m - Shumba · 632 m - Mavorowondo · 615 m - Chehudo · 606 m - Bugodo · 603 m - Bimbiti · 575 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 26 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chivi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 610 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (131 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 25 103 Feb 25 99 Mar 24 86 Apr 22 43 May 19 11 Jun 17 7 Jul 16 5 Aug 19 2 Sep 23 16 Oct 25 32 Nov 26 77 Dec 26 131 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 Neshuro District Hospital · Ward 5 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94029&mlon=30.64688#map=17/-20.94029/30.64688) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Lundi · Ward 1 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.89379&mlon=30.77801#map=17/-20.89379/30.77801) Hotel Hungoidza Hotel · Ward 22 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.61200&mlon=30.70459#map=17/-20.61200/30.70459) School Primary School · Ward 26 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.86156&mlon=30.84187#map=17/-20.86156/30.84187) 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. - Schools3 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 Chivi 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 26?In Chivi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 26?Ward 1, Ward 13, Ward 25, Ward 27, Ward 28 and Ward 29 - What is there to see in Ward 26?View POINT, TOKWE MUKORSE - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 26?Chirasha (666 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 26?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 26?Neshuro District Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 26?TotalEnergies Service Station Lundi, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 26?ZW180326 (OCHA common operational dataset)