# Ward 31 Ward, Zaka District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-31/ Ward · Zaka District # Ward 31 Ward 31 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zaka District, Masvingo Province. It covers **100.8 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 101km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 31? Ward 31 lies in [Zaka District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-1/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-20/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-21/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-23/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-26/) and [Ward 32](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-32/). By area it is the 1065th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.2% of [Zaka District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/). The centre of Ward 31 is about 311 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.5684° S, 31.6422° 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 31 - 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) · Chimoio244 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare299 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:26, 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 31 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 31, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Chesuko - Chitora - Lake MacDougall - Mutodzi ### Hills and mountains 17 hills; 2 mountains. - Ndirondongwe · 822 m - Muuzhe · 820 m - Nerohgwa · 802 m - Mangwindi · 796 m - Gonarurgwa · 767 m - Mangamwindi · 743 m - Makunguva · 736 m - Matambakumwa · 722 m - Utomba · 698 m - Bumburwi · 662 m - Chiredzana Business Centre · 650 m - Mandava · 630 m - Mutondowira · 626 m - Makungavuta · 620 m - Unisokose · 601 m - Chikari · 593 m - Manaranganda · 570 m - Mukuruusinavudzi · 569 m - Rusasataaga · 550 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 31 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Zaka District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 641 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (129 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 26 106 Feb 25 103 Mar 24 97 Apr 22 48 May 20 14 Jun 17 8 Jul 17 6 Aug 20 3 Sep 23 19 Oct 25 30 Nov 26 78 Dec 26 129 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 31 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St Antony's Hospital · Ward 19 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.39184&mlon=31.43920#map=17/-20.39184/31.43920) Petrol pump Glow Petroleum · Ward 19 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.40099&mlon=31.45203#map=17/-20.40099/31.45203) Hotel Sango Wildlife Conservancy · Ward 15 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30319&mlon=31.61386#map=17/-20.30319/31.61386) School Matara Primary School · Ward 31 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.56220&mlon=31.64557#map=17/-20.56220/31.64557) College Mkwasine Elite College · Ward 21 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.83701&mlon=31.89055#map=17/-20.83701/31.89055) 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 31 Places mapped inside Ward 31 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 Zaka 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 30 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 31?In Zaka District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 31?Ward 1, Ward 20, Ward 21, Ward 23, Ward 25, Ward 26 and Ward 32 - What time zone is Ward 31 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 31?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 31?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 31?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 31?Ndirondongwe (822 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 31?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 31?St Antony's Hospital, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 31?Glow Petroleum, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 31?ZW180731 (OCHA common operational dataset)