# Ward 30 Ward, Chivi District, Masvingo Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-30/

Ward · Chivi District 

# Ward 30

Ward 30 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chivi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **20.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 946 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ward 30?

Ward 30 lies in [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-12/) and [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-15/). By area it is the 1581st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.6% of [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/). The centre of Ward 30 is about 281 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.3025° S, 30.5046° 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 30

- 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) · Bulawayo199 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare271 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:25).

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 30

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 30.

- Chivi

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 30

Named natural and historic features inside Ward 30, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 dam.

- Muchenami Dam

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Rusvingo · 997 m
- Gongwa · 961 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 30 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 30

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chivi District Hospital · Ward 30 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31548&mlon=30.50758#map=17/-20.31548/30.50758) 

Petrol pump Shell · Ward 7 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.11155&mlon=30.82144#map=17/-20.11155/30.82144) 

Hotel Mhandamabwe Sunrise hotel · Ward 6 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.11864&mlon=30.37022#map=17/-20.11864/30.37022) 

School St. Luke’s Nyaningwe High · Ward 30 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30576&mlon=30.50229#map=17/-20.30576/30.50229) 

College Zimbabwe Institute of Wildlife Conservation · Ward 6 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.14830&mlon=30.62714#map=17/-20.14830/30.62714) 

Police station Buhwa · Ward 4 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.60866&mlon=30.38327#map=17/-20.60866/30.38327) 

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 30

Places mapped inside Ward 30 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- 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 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 26
- Ward 27
- Ward 28
- Ward 29
- Ward 3
- Ward 31
- Ward 32
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 30?In Chivi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 30?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 12 and Ward 15
- What time zone is Ward 30 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 30?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 30?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ward 30?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Ward 30?Rusvingo (997 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 30?January to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 30?Chivi District Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 30?Shell, about 39 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ward 30?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ward 30?ZW180330 (OCHA common operational dataset)
