# Ward 8 Ward, Rusape District, Manicaland Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/rusape/ward-8/

Ward · Rusape District 

# Ward 8

Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Rusape District, Manicaland Province. It covers **1.90 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.9km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Ward 8?

Ward 8 lies in [Rusape District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/rusape/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/rusape/ward-1/), [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/rusape/ward-10/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/rusape/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/rusape/ward-9/). By area it is the 1801st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 11.2% of [Rusape District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/rusape/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 139 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.5396° S, 32.1356° 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

- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare129 km
- Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio152 km

### Nearest railway station

Rusape (Ward 10), about 1.5 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 06:20, 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.

## Weather in Ward 8 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rusape 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**.

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- 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 Rusape General Hospital · Ward 10 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.52809&mlon=32.13000#map=17/-18.52809/32.13000) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 1 · Ward 1 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53675&mlon=32.12423#map=17/-18.53675/32.12423) 

Hotel WellyGees Lodge Rusape · Ward 9 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53894&mlon=32.14084#map=17/-18.53894/32.14084) 

Mall Jacaranda Walk · Ward 38 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.39524&mlon=32.10533#map=17/-18.39524/32.10533) 

School John Cowie Primary School · Ward 8 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53312&mlon=32.13238#map=17/-18.53312/32.13238) 

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 Rusape District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 8?In Rusape District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 8?Ward 1, Ward 10, 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)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Rusape General Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 1, about 1.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW112208 (OCHA common operational dataset)