# Ward 8 Ward, Chiredzi Urban District, Masvingo Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi-urban/ward-8/ Ward · Chiredzi Urban District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chiredzi Urban District, Masvingo Province. It covers **6.93 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.9km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Chiredzi Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi-urban/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-20/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-29/), [Ward 32](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-32/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi-urban/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi-urban/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi-urban/ward-7/). By area it is the 1679th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 31.2% of [Chiredzi Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi-urban/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 361 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 21.0195° S, 31.7027° 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 - DCP Point 1 · viewpoint, Ward 2914 km - Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve · nature reserve, Ward 3214 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio275 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 17:19). 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. ## Weather in Ward 8 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiredzi Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 534 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (110 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 98 Feb 27 90 Mar 26 76 Apr 24 34 May 22 13 Jun 20 7 Jul 19 5 Aug 22 2 Sep 25 13 Oct 27 23 Nov 28 64 Dec 28 110 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 Chiredzi General Hospital · Ward 2 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.03583&mlon=31.67303#map=17/-21.03583/31.67303) Bank CABS · Ward 1 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.04557&mlon=31.67021#map=17/-21.04557/31.67021) Petrol pump Lyonnais · Ward 7 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.01896&mlon=31.68486#map=17/-21.01896/31.68486) Hotel Westwood Lodge africa · Ward 2 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.02761&mlon=31.66739#map=17/-21.02761/31.66739) School Tshovani Primary · Ward 6 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.03260&mlon=31.68411#map=17/-21.03260/31.68411) College South Eastern College · Ward 8 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.01120&mlon=31.74306#map=17/-21.01120/31.74306) Police station Chiredzi · Ward 2 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.03800&mlon=31.67119#map=17/-21.03800/31.67119) 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. - Colleges and universities1 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 Chiredzi Urban District - Ward 1 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Chiredzi Urban District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 19, Ward 20, Ward 29, Ward 32, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What is there to see in Ward 8?DCP Point 1, Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve - 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?January to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Chiredzi General Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?CABS, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Lyonnais, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW182208 (OCHA common operational dataset)