# Ward 8 Ward, Mbire District, Mashonaland Central Province

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Ward · Mbire District 

# Ward 8

Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mbire District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **217.4 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 217km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Ward 8?

Ward 8 lies in [Mbire District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/), [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/mbire/ward-10/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-17/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-20/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-9/). By area it is the 479th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.6% of [Mbire District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 176 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.3038° S, 30.5901° 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

- Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba183 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare189 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:20) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:32).

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.

## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 8

Named natural and historic features inside Ward 8, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Charunya
- Chipunya
- Karai
- Karai

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 Mbire District, the warmest month is Nov (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 680 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (191 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 191 

Feb 27 148 

Mar 27 87 

Apr 26 20 

May 24 2 

Jun 22 1 

Jul 21 1 

Aug 24 0 

Sep 27 1 

Oct 30 7 

Nov 31 59 

Dec 28 165 

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 chitsungo · Ward 10 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27797&mlon=30.44369#map=17/-16.27797/30.44369) 

School Karai · Ward 8 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.34124&mlon=30.57138#map=17/-16.34124/30.57138) 

Police station ZRP Angwa Bridge · Ward 2 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.10433&mlon=30.30694#map=17/-16.10433/30.30694) 

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 Mbire District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 16
- Ward 17
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 8?In Mbire District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 17, Ward 20, 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 September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?chitsungo, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW120808 (OCHA common operational dataset)