# Ward 8 Ward, Chipinge District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-8/ Ward · Chipinge District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chipinge District, Manicaland Province. It covers **213.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 213km² - 951 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-10/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-16/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-9/). By area it is the 494th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.1% of [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 321 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.1883° S, 32.8137° 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) · Chimoio132 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira223 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:03) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 17:16). 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. - Junction Gate 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 2 rivers and streams. - Chipudzana - Mwara ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Ratelshoek 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 District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (163 mm) and the driest Aug (5 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 25 148 Feb 25 144 Mar 24 130 Apr 22 66 May 19 22 Jun 17 19 Jul 17 18 Aug 20 5 Sep 23 16 Oct 25 31 Nov 26 81 Dec 26 163 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 Rusitu Mission Hospital · Ward 21 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.03361&mlon=32.86501#map=17/-20.03361/32.86501) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Chipinge · Ward 8 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19195&mlon=32.62069#map=17/-20.19195/32.62069) Hotel Chipinge Hotel · Ward 8 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19238&mlon=32.62012#map=17/-20.19238/32.62012) School Secondary School · Ward 9 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.11363&mlon=32.80596#map=17/-20.11363/32.80596) College Chipinda high School · Ward 8 20 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. ## Other wards in Chipinge 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Chipinge District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 6, Ward 7 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?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?Rusitu Mission Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies Service Station Chipinge, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW110308 (OCHA common operational dataset)