# Ward 8 Ward, Seke District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-8/ Ward · Seke District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Seke District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **48.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 48.9km² - 3mapped services - 1,423 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Seke District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-1/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/harare/chitungwiza/ward-18/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/harare/chitungwiza/ward-22/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/harare/chitungwiza/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/harare/chitungwiza/ward-24/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/harare/chitungwiza/ward-25/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-9/). By area it is the 1460th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.9% of [Seke District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 26 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0540° S, 31.1099° 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 - Chaminuka · attraction, Ward 97.2 km - Maiguru Mai Vinicent Home · attraction, Ward 117.5 km - Kutsaga Reseach Station · attraction, Ward 115 km - Chiremba Balancing Rocks · attraction, Ward 119 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) · Harare14 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio273 km ### Nearest railway station Harare (Ward 6), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:27). 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 8 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 8. - Vera - Zin'anga Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 8 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 8, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyamapfupfu 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 Seke District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 711 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (185 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 22 154 Feb 22 131 Mar 21 86 Apr 20 30 May 17 4 Jun 15 2 Jul 14 2 Aug 17 1 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 24 Nov 24 88 Dec 23 185 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 Citmed hospital · Ward 14 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01436&mlon=31.07227#map=17/-18.01436/31.07227) Bank PRAISE CHEKENYA · Ward 8 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05441&mlon=31.09308#map=17/-18.05441/31.09308) ATM CABS · Ward 17 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.77167&mlon=31.04867#map=17/-17.77167/31.04867) Petrol pump Zuva Makoni · Ward 25 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01023&mlon=31.10316#map=17/-18.01023/31.10316) Hotel Shylet · Ward 18 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.03780&mlon=31.07700#map=17/-18.03780/31.07700) Mall Chitungwiza Town Centre · Ward 1 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02011&mlon=31.14256#map=17/-18.02011/31.14256) School Bright Daisies Christian School · Ward 8 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.07044&mlon=31.09976#map=17/-18.07044/31.09976) College Seke Teacher's College · Ward 25 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02478&mlon=31.10999#map=17/-18.02478/31.10999) Police station Chitungwiza Police Station · Ward 25 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01483&mlon=31.10019#map=17/-18.01483/31.10019) 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. - Banks1 - 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 Seke 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Seke District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 1, Ward 18, Ward 22, Ward 23, Ward 24, Ward 25, Ward 7 and Ward 9 - What is there to see in Ward 8?Chaminuka, Maiguru Mai Vinicent Home, Kutsaga Reseach Station, Chiremba Balancing Rocks - 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 villages are in Ward 8?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Citmed hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?PRAISE CHEKENYA, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ward 8?CABS, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Zuva Makoni, about 4.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Ward 8?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW130808 (OCHA common operational dataset)