# Ward 29 Ward, Gokwe North District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-29/ Ward · Gokwe North District # Ward 29 Ward 29 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gokwe North District, Midlands Province. It covers **342.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 343km² - 1mapped service - 661 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 29? Ward 29 lies in [Gokwe North District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-2/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/ward-23/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-28/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/binga/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-6/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-8/). By area it is the 250th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.7% of [Gokwe North District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/). The centre of Ward 29 is about 290 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4562° S, 28.3464° 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 29 - 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba119 km - Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) · Lusaka237 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:26) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:39). 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 29 Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 29. - Bikeni Nyemba - Lusumbuko Business Centre - Nenyuka - Nenyunka 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 29 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 29, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Champapara - Nayonga ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Mkovaomwe · 895 m - Champararpara · 720 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 29 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gokwe North District, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 721 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (188 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 188 Feb 25 136 Mar 25 102 Apr 24 30 May 22 4 Jun 20 1 Jul 19 0 Aug 22 0 Sep 26 2 Oct 29 13 Nov 29 75 Dec 26 170 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 29 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chireya Mission Hospital · Ward 4 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.54310&mlon=28.59865#map=17/-17.54310/28.59865) Hotel Tadihail Lodges · Ward 8 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35547&mlon=28.56995#map=17/-17.35547/28.56995) School Nenyunka School · Ward 29 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.43947&mlon=28.25462#map=17/-17.43947/28.25462) 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 29 Places mapped inside Ward 29 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 Gokwe North 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 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 29?In Gokwe North District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 29?Ward 2, Ward 23, Ward 28, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 29 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 29?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 29?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 29?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 29?Mkovaomwe (895 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 29?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 29?Chireya Mission Hospital, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 29?ZW170229 (OCHA common operational dataset)