# Ward 8 Ward, Hwedza District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-8/ Ward · Hwedza District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Hwedza District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **156.9 km²**. - 157km² ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Hwedza District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-11/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-24/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-5/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-9/). By area it is the 698th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.1% of [Hwedza District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 128 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.7625° S, 31.7659° 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) · Harare117 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio180 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:23). 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 3 rivers and streams. - Mare - Mare - Nyamemba ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Mangaza · 1,286 m - Manyanga · 1,264 m - Rowe · 1,213 m - Zvidende · 1,212 m - Honje · 1,208 m - Mapaninga · 1,062 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 Hwedza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 756 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (192 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 23 119 Mar 22 98 Apr 20 47 May 18 9 Jun 16 7 Jul 15 9 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 9 Oct 24 28 Nov 25 96 Dec 24 192 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 Mount St Mary Mission Hospital (Wedza District Hospital) · Ward 7 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.72493&mlon=31.68328#map=17/-18.72493/31.68328) Bank AGRIBANK Zimbabwe Limited · Ward 15 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62311&mlon=31.56875#map=17/-18.62311/31.56875) Petrol pump T.J Fuels · Ward 15 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62859&mlon=31.57291#map=17/-18.62859/31.57291) Hotel Kaluzi Residence · Ward 15 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62403&mlon=31.57829#map=17/-18.62403/31.57829) School Mt St Mary Rusunzwe Mission · Ward 7 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.72692&mlon=31.68772#map=17/-18.72692/31.68772) Police station Hwedza Police Station · Ward 15 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62247&mlon=31.57076#map=17/-18.62247/31.57076) 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 Hwedza District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Hwedza District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 24, Ward 5, 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 highest point in Ward 8?Mangaza (1,286 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Mount St Mary Mission Hospital (Wedza District Hospital), about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?AGRIBANK Zimbabwe Limited, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?T.J Fuels, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW130308 (OCHA common operational dataset)