# Ward 8 Ward, Kariba District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-8/ Ward · Kariba District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Kariba District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **639.4 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 639km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Kariba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-27/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-29/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-3/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-9/). By area it is the 80th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 7.8% of [Kariba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 280 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2845° S, 28.4753° 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba96 km - Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) · Lusaka217 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:26) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:39). 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 7 rivers and streams. - Aruziwe - Guyu - Kasusa - Kavukatema - Mate - Nyahondu - Nyatoli ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Neyuka 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 Kariba District, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 683 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (189 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 189 Feb 25 134 Mar 25 94 Apr 24 21 May 23 2 Jun 20 0 Jul 20 0 Aug 23 0 Sep 26 0 Oct 29 7 Nov 29 67 Dec 26 167 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 Siakobvu District Hospital · Ward 7 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.13091&mlon=28.36375#map=17/-17.13091/28.36375) Hotel Tadihail Lodges · Ward 8 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35547&mlon=28.56995#map=17/-17.35547/28.56995) School Kasvisva Primary School · Ward 8 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.23822&mlon=28.49888#map=17/-17.23822/28.49888) 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. - Hotels1 - Schools3 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 Kariba 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 Kariba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 27, Ward 29, Ward 3, Ward 6, 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 best time to visit Ward 8?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Siakobvu District Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW140408 (OCHA common operational dataset)