# Ward 26 Ward, Gutu District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-26/ Ward · Gutu District # Ward 26 Ward 26 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gutu District, Masvingo Province. It covers **120.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 121km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 26? Ward 26 lies in [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-20/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-24/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-27/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-28/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-29/) and [Ward 37](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-37/). By area it is the 920th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/). The centre of Ward 26 is about 223 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.8303° S, 31.1793° 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 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare211 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio248 km ### Nearest railway station Zimuto (Ward 3), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:27, 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 26 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 26. - Chikwanda Mission 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 26 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 26, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Bopopo - Chinyamahapa ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Pfungidzo · 1,357 m - Gonamutenga · 1,316 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 Gutu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). 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 22 126 Feb 22 112 Mar 21 99 Apr 19 47 May 16 9 Jun 14 7 Jul 14 8 Aug 17 2 Sep 20 11 Oct 22 29 Nov 23 90 Dec 23 172 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 Chitando District Hospital · Ward 24 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.90653&mlon=31.20242#map=17/-19.90653/31.20242) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 34 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64553&mlon=31.14876#map=17/-19.64553/31.14876) Hotel Nyuni mountain lodge · Ward 32 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.15261&mlon=31.07185#map=17/-20.15261/31.07185) School Primary School · Ward 26 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.80309&mlon=31.18152#map=17/-19.80309/31.18152) 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. - 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 24 - Ward 25 - 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 26?In Gutu District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 26?Ward 20, Ward 24, Ward 27, Ward 28, Ward 29 and Ward 37 - 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) - How many villages are in Ward 26?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 26?Pfungidzo (1,357 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 26?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 26?Chitando District Hospital, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 26?Engen, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 26?ZW180426 (OCHA common operational dataset)