# Ward 8 Ward, Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province

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Ward · Rushinga District 

# Ward 8

Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **135.1 km²**.

- 135km²

## Where is Ward 8?

Ward 8 lies in [Rushinga District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-15/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-17/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-9/). By area it is the 816th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.8% of [Rushinga District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 186 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.5207° S, 32.1493° 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

- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete166 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare193 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:25).

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

1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream.

- Nahwa Dam
- Nyambiti

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 1 mountain.

- Scorpion · 863 m
- Nahwa · 822 m
- Jiwa · 730 m
- Nyamasoto · 714 m

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 Rushinga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 734 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (196 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 196 

Feb 25 164 

Mar 25 88 

Apr 24 16 

May 22 4 

Jun 20 2 

Jul 19 5 

Aug 22 1 

Sep 25 2 

Oct 28 8 

Nov 29 66 

Dec 26 182 

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 Karanda Mission Hospital · Ward 14 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65510&mlon=31.82767#map=17/-16.65510/31.82767) 

School Rusambo Primary School · Ward 17 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.63420&mlon=32.18173#map=17/-16.63420/32.18173) 

College Rushinga Vocational Training Centre · Ward 18 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.74762&mlon=32.27650#map=17/-16.74762/32.27650) 

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 Rushinga 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 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 8?In Rushinga District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 8?Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 17, 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 reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 8?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Ward 8?Scorpion (863 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Karanda Mission Hospital, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW120608 (OCHA common operational dataset)