# Ward 8 Ward, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-8/ Ward · Mazowe District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **72.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 72.3km² - 1,268 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Mazowe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-10/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-27/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-9/). By area it is the 1295th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Mazowe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 84 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0748° S, 31.0575° 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) · Harare95 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba239 km ### Nearest railway station Glendale (Ward 17), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:29). 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. - Nzvimbo 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. - Mutoradundu ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Marirangwe · 1,300 m - Zimanu · 1,298 m - Chomutengu · 1,256 m - Chinevere · 1,238 m - Dambatsoko · 1,234 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Chombira 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 Mazowe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (216 mm) and the driest Aug (0 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 22 216 Feb 21 165 Mar 21 105 Apr 19 29 May 17 5 Jun 15 2 Jul 15 2 Aug 17 0 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 19 Nov 24 95 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 Nyakudya Clinic · Ward 7 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.02006&mlon=31.13710#map=17/-17.02006/31.13710) Petrol pump Valley Graders · Ward 3 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30908&mlon=31.32881#map=17/-17.30908/31.32881) Hotel Coach House Inn · Ward 1 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29640&mlon=31.32970#map=17/-17.29640/31.32970) School Kakora · Ward 10 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.13505&mlon=31.05736#map=17/-17.13505/31.05736) College Bindura University of Science Education · Ward 1 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29640&mlon=31.32970#map=17/-17.29640/31.32970) 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 Mazowe 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 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 27, 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 highest point in Ward 8?Marirangwe (1,300 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Nyakudya Clinic, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Valley Graders, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW120408 (OCHA common operational dataset)