# Ward 8 Ward, Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province

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Ward · Mutoko District 

# Ward 8

Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **50.7 km²**.

- 50.7km²

## Where is Ward 8?

Ward 8 lies in [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-12/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-13/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-4/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-7/). By area it is the 1450th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.3% of [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 148 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2614° S, 32.3177° 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) · Harare150 km
- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete191 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:17, 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.

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Naunguti · 1,111 m
- Rupfumuti · 1,030 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 Mutoko District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 888 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (221 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 23 221 

Feb 23 175 

Mar 22 110 

Apr 20 31 

May 18 8 

Jun 16 5 

Jul 16 9 

Aug 18 2 

Sep 22 5 

Oct 24 19 

Nov 25 88 

Dec 24 213 

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 All Souls Mission Hospital · Ward 16 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35553&mlon=32.38828#map=17/-17.35553/32.38828) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Ward 20 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.40500&mlon=32.23500#map=17/-17.40500/32.23500) 

Hotel Nyamakwere Lodges · Ward 20 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.39902&mlon=32.23641#map=17/-17.39902/32.23641) 

School nyamuzuwe primary · Ward 7 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.26189&mlon=32.25009#map=17/-17.26189/32.25009) 

College Nyadire Mutoko · Ward 25 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.42409&mlon=32.02012#map=17/-17.42409/32.02012) 

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 Mutoko 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 28
- Ward 29
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 8?In Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 8?Ward 12, Ward 13, Ward 4 and Ward 7
- 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?Naunguti (1,111 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?All Souls Mission Hospital, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW130708 (OCHA common operational dataset)