# Ward 8 Ward, Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-8/ Ward · Chimanimani District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province. It covers **114.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 114km² - 1mapped service - 539 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Chimanimani District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-20/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-30/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-30/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-6/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-9/). By area it is the 972nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.4% of [Chimanimani District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 263 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.7767° S, 32.4645° 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 8 - 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) · Chimoio123 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare251 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 17:18). 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 8 Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 8. - Dirikwe - Nyamadzawo - Nyanyadzi - St. Patricks 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 8 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 8, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Odzi 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 8 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chimanimani District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,070 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (234 mm) and the driest Aug (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 199 Feb 23 174 Mar 22 153 Apr 19 73 May 17 23 Jun 15 20 Jul 15 23 Aug 18 7 Sep 21 20 Oct 23 40 Nov 24 104 Dec 24 234 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 8 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Biriri Rural Hospital · Ward 18 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77630&mlon=32.67339#map=17/-19.77630/32.67339) Bank Bank ABC · Ward 5 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.65292&mlon=32.47001#map=17/-19.65292/32.47001) Petrol pump Oryx Petroleum · Ward 6 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.08752&mlon=32.64748#map=17/-20.08752/32.64748) Hotel Birchenough Bridge Hotel · Ward 33 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.96360&mlon=32.34030#map=17/-19.96360/32.34030) School Nyanyadzi High School · Ward 8 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.78066&mlon=32.43283#map=17/-19.78066/32.43283) 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 8 Places mapped inside Ward 8 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 Chimanimani 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 19, Ward 20, Ward 30, Ward 30, Ward 5, Ward 6 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 8 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 8?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 8?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 8?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Biriri Rural Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?Bank ABC, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Oryx Petroleum, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW110208 (OCHA common operational dataset)