# Ward 8 Ward, Gutu District, Masvingo Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-8/ Ward · Gutu District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gutu District, Masvingo Province. It covers **149.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 149km² - 8mapped services - 1,315 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-3/), [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-33/), [Ward 34](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-34/), [Ward 35](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-35/), [Ward 37](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-37/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-9/). By area it is the 731st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.1% of [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 196 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.5828° S, 31.2027° 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) · Harare184 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio238 km ### Nearest railway station Chartsworth (Ward 32), about 39 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:26, 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 8 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 8. - Chief Gutu 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 3 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Chishamba - Matsai - Munyuki Dam - Mupako - Mupako Dam ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Gona · 1,396 m - Guvi · 1,385 m - Utsinda · 1,373 m - Gwira · 1,282 m - Zarahata · 1,272 m - Guhadza · 1,264 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 Gutu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C), after allowing for this place being about 319 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 711 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (172 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 126 Feb 20 112 Mar 19 99 Apr 17 47 May 14 9 Jun 12 7 Jul 12 8 Aug 14 2 Sep 18 11 Oct 20 29 Nov 21 90 Dec 20 172 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 Gutu Mission Hospital · Ward 37 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64405&mlon=31.21848#map=17/-19.64405/31.21848) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 34 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64553&mlon=31.14876#map=17/-19.64553/31.14876) School Maregedze Primary School · Ward 8 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.59899&mlon=31.20006#map=17/-19.59899/31.20006) College Makumbe High School · Ward 5 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.32741&mlon=31.43780#map=17/-19.32741/31.43780) 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. - Schools8 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 Gutu 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 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 40 - Ward 41 - Ward 42 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Gutu District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 3, Ward 33, Ward 34, Ward 35, Ward 37, 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) - How many villages are in Ward 8?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 8?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 8?Gona (1,396 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Gutu Mission Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Engen, about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW180408 (OCHA common operational dataset)