# Ward 24 Ward, Gutu District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-24/ Ward · Gutu District # Ward 24 Ward 24 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gutu District, Masvingo Province. It covers **118.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 119km² - 2mapped services - 1,242 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 24? Ward 24 lies in [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-20/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-23/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-26/) and [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-27/). By area it is the 936th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/). The centre of Ward 24 is about 226 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.8519° S, 31.2540° 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare214 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio241 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:23). 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. - Chief Makore 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 1 river or stream. - Chingezana ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mangweng · 1,306 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 Gutu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C), after allowing for this place being about 246 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 711 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (172 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 126 Feb 20 112 Mar 19 99 Apr 17 47 May 15 9 Jun 13 7 Jul 12 8 Aug 15 2 Sep 18 11 Oct 21 29 Nov 21 90 Dec 21 172 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 Chitando District Hospital · Ward 24 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.90653&mlon=31.20242#map=17/-19.90653/31.20242) Bank CBZ Nyika · Ward 12 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99241&mlon=31.59096#map=17/-19.99241/31.59096) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 34 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64553&mlon=31.14876#map=17/-19.64553/31.14876) Hotel Chaka's Lodge · Ward 32 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99611&mlon=31.56678#map=17/-19.99611/31.56678) School Primary School · Ward 24 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.86770&mlon=31.22261#map=17/-19.86770/31.22261) 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. - 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 Gutu 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 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 40 - Ward 41 - Ward 42 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 24?In Gutu District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 24?Ward 20, Ward 23, Ward 25, Ward 26 and Ward 27 - 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?Mangweng (1,306 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 24?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 24?Chitando District Hospital, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 24?CBZ Nyika, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 24?Engen, about 25 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 24?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 24?ZW180424 (OCHA common operational dataset)