# Ward 8 Ward, Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-8/ Ward · Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **150.1 km²**. - 150km² ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-13/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-2/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-9/). By area it is the 727th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.6% of [Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 111 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2392° S, 31.8938° 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 - Umfurudzi Castle Rock · attraction, Ward 1613 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) · Harare115 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete225 km ### Nearest railway station Shamva (Ward 29), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, 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 4 rivers and streams. - Chidjge - Nyakasikana - Nyamupfuti - Popwe ### Hills and mountains 15 hills. - Marowe · 1,221 m - Rukunguwe · 1,197 m - Dakanyi · 1,160 m - Charamba · 1,143 m - Mbati · 1,131 m - Changonya · 1,113 m - Jiero · 1,109 m - Mazongororo · 1,074 m - Ndepe · 1,073 m - Hitunzi · 1,061 m - Chemahuku · 1,054 m - Kapowa · 1,043 m - Mukumbi · 1,027 m - Maramwa · 1,022 m - Rambakurotwa · 1,007 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 Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 789 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (212 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 24 212 Feb 23 171 Mar 23 91 Apr 22 21 May 20 3 Jun 18 2 Jul 17 2 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 3 Oct 26 11 Nov 26 74 Dec 25 197 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 Mutawatawa District Hospital · Ward 6 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.11811&mlon=31.97113#map=17/-17.11811/31.97113) Petrol pump Candid Filling Station · Ward 23 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30588&mlon=31.56307#map=17/-17.30588/31.56307) Hotel Hippo Pools Wilderness Camp Reception Parking · Ward 17 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.07008&mlon=31.87014#map=17/-17.07008/31.87014) School Chikuwa Secondary School · Ward 9 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.20901&mlon=31.84885#map=17/-17.20901/31.84885) College Nhakiwa Vocational Training Centre · Ward 14 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37686&mlon=31.80736#map=17/-17.37686/31.80736) 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 Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 2, Ward 6, Ward 7 and Ward 9 - What is there to see in Ward 8?Umfurudzi Castle Rock - 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?Marowe (1,221 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Mutawatawa District Hospital, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Candid Filling Station, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW130908 (OCHA common operational dataset)