# Ward 8 Ward, Chipinge Urban District, Manicaland Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/ward-8/ Ward · Chipinge Urban District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chipinge Urban District, Manicaland Province. It covers **12.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.9km² - 6mapped services - 1,109 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Chipinge Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-11/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/ward-2/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/ward-6/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/ward-7/). By area it is the 1623rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 45.2% of [Chipinge Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge-urban/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 310 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.1950° S, 32.6165° 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) · Chimoio144 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira243 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:17). 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 **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 8. The largest with a recorded population: Chipinge (34,959). - Chipinge 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. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Chipinge 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 Chipinge Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,112 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (219 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 23 193 Feb 23 180 Mar 22 170 Apr 20 86 May 17 30 Jun 15 27 Jul 15 28 Aug 18 8 Sep 21 22 Oct 23 43 Nov 24 104 Dec 24 219 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 Chipenge District Hospital · Ward 8 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19518&mlon=32.62408#map=17/-20.19518/32.62408) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Chipinge · Ward 8 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19195&mlon=32.62069#map=17/-20.19195/32.62069) Hotel YADZONZAYI GUEST LODGE · Ward 8 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19313&mlon=32.61750#map=17/-20.19313/32.61750) School Gaza Secondary School · Ward 4 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.18885&mlon=32.64069#map=17/-20.18885/32.64069) College Chipinda high School · Ward 8 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19320&mlon=32.62030#map=17/-20.19320/32.62030) 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. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 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 Chipinge Urban District - Ward 1 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Chipinge Urban District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 1, Ward 11, Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - 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?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Chipenge District Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies Service Station Chipinge, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 8?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 8?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW112308 (OCHA common operational dataset)