# Ward 8 Ward, Makoni District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-8/ Ward · Makoni District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makoni District, Manicaland Province. It covers **302.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 303km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-11/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-9/). By area it is the 321st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.9% of [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 134 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2013° S, 32.2566° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 8 OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Ward 8: 2 attractions. - Point A · attraction - Point B · attraction ### Nearby, outside Ward 8 - Sekuru Murehwa Home · attraction, Ward 99.6 km - Diana's Vow rock art · archaeological site, Ward 1118 km - Bus Turn Off - to Datata · attraction, Ward 619 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare127 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio163 km ### Nearest railway station Headlands (Ward 32), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:22). 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. - Inyati Mine 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 3 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Dora - Mgaragada - Mwarazi - Mwarazi Dam ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Maringowe · 1,378 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Nevada Estate 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 Makoni District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 797 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (202 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 164 Feb 21 125 Mar 20 100 Apr 18 42 May 16 9 Jun 14 6 Jul 13 12 Aug 16 2 Sep 20 8 Oct 22 29 Nov 23 98 Dec 22 202 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 Chinyudze Clinic · Ward 7 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18649&mlon=32.19975#map=17/-18.18649/32.19975) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 2 · Ward 7 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53345&mlon=32.12411#map=17/-18.53345/32.12411) Hotel Nyati Eco Game Park, Headlands, Zimbabwe. · Ward 32 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.28337&mlon=32.05525#map=17/-18.28337/32.05525) Mall Jacaranda Walk · Ward 38 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.39524&mlon=32.10533#map=17/-18.39524/32.10533) School Inyati Mine Secondary School · Ward 8 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.22603&mlon=32.26807#map=17/-18.22603/32.26807) College Chiropa Primary School · Ward 8 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18613&mlon=32.25733#map=17/-18.18613/32.25733) 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. - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 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 Makoni 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 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 6, Ward 7 and Ward 9 - What is there to see in Ward 8?Point A, Point B - 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) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 8?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 8?Maringowe (1,378 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Chinyudze Clinic, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 2, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW110408 (OCHA common operational dataset)