# Ward 8 Ward, Marondera Urban District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera-urban/ward-8/ Ward · Marondera Urban District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Marondera Urban District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **2.50 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Marondera Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera-urban/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera-urban/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera-urban/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera-urban/ward-12/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-6/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera-urban/ward-9/). By area it is the 1774th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.2% of [Marondera Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera-urban/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 67 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 2.0 km from Marondera, the main town of Marondera Urban District. The centre point is at 18.2028° S, 31.5473° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 8 ### Nearby, outside Ward 8 - Bushman Paintings · archaeological site, Ward 238.2 km - Gosho Park · nature reserve, Ward 238.5 km - 3 Boulders · viewpoint, Ward 2318 km - Howes Farm Angular trials 2021 · attraction, Ward 519 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## 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) · Harare57 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio225 km ### Nearest railway station Marondera (Ward 11), about 1.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:22, 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. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Marandellas · 1,654 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 Marondera Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 789 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (195 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 21 180 Feb 21 133 Mar 20 94 Apr 19 31 May 16 7 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 19 Aug 16 2 Sep 20 5 Oct 22 25 Nov 23 94 Dec 22 195 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 Marondera Provincial Hospital · Ward 10 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19400&mlon=31.53220#map=17/-18.19400/31.53220) Bank Agribank · Ward 11 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19225&mlon=31.54400#map=17/-18.19225/31.54400) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Marondera · Ward 11 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18038&mlon=31.55061#map=17/-18.18038/31.55061) Hotel Marondera Hotel · Ward 11 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18852&mlon=31.54505#map=17/-18.18852/31.54505) Mall Marondera Main Shopping Mall · Ward 11 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19937&mlon=31.54820#map=17/-18.19937/31.54820) School Cherutombo High School · Ward 8 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.20334&mlon=31.54569#map=17/-18.20334/31.54569) College Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic,marondera · Ward 11 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18333&mlon=31.55000#map=17/-18.18333/31.55000) Police station Marondera Provincial Police · Ward 11 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.19450&mlon=31.54839#map=17/-18.19450/31.54839) 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. - Schools2 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 Marondera Urban District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Marondera Urban District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 6 and Ward 9 - What is there to see in Ward 8?Bushman Paintings, Gosho Park, 3 Boulders, Howes Farm Angular trials 2021 - 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?Marandellas (1,654 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Marondera Provincial Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?Agribank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies Service Station Marondera, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW132108 (OCHA common operational dataset)