# Ward 8 Ward, Masvingo Urban District, Masvingo Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/ward-8/ Ward · Masvingo Urban District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Masvingo Urban District, Masvingo Province. It covers **12.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 47 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.5km² - 47mapped services - 1,102 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Masvingo Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/ward-10/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/ward-3/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-7/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/ward-9/). By area it is the 1627th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 17.4% of [Masvingo Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo-urban/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 250 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 2.2 km from Masvingo, the main town of Masvingo Urban District. The centre point is at 20.0604° S, 30.8068° 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 OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Ward 8: 1 museum. - EAG Art Museum · museum ### Nearby, outside Ward 8 - Providential Pass Memorial · memorial, Ward 711 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo228 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare239 km ### Nearest railway station Masvingo (Ward 8), about 3.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:24). 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. - Clovelly - Eastvale 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 2 rivers and streams. - Makoholi - Mucheke 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 Masvingo Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 656 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (149 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 113 Feb 23 107 Mar 22 93 Apr 20 45 May 18 9 Jun 15 6 Jul 15 6 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 12 Oct 24 31 Nov 25 82 Dec 24 149 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 Masvingo General Hospital · Ward 9 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.05959&mlon=30.82730#map=17/-20.05959/30.82730) Bank Barclays Bank · Ward 8 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07388&mlon=30.83338#map=17/-20.07388/30.83338) ATM Barclays · Ward 8 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07391&mlon=30.83342#map=17/-20.07391/30.83342) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Mucheke · Ward 1 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07864&mlon=30.82082#map=17/-20.07864/30.82082) Hotel Lee’s Inn Hotel Masvingo Zimbabwe · Ward 9 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.05417&mlon=30.82096#map=17/-20.05417/30.82096) School Gzu (Jullius Nyerere School of Social Sciences) · Ward 8 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.06043&mlon=30.81266#map=17/-20.06043/30.81266) College Great Zimbabwe University Medical School · Ward 6 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.06353&mlon=30.78513#map=17/-20.06353/30.78513) Police station ZRP Masvingo Central · Ward 8 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07114&mlon=30.83145#map=17/-20.07114/30.83145) 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. - Hospitals1 - Banks4 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps9 - Hotels10 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants14 - Police stations1 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 Masvingo Urban District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Masvingo Urban District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 1, Ward 10, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 6, Ward 7, Ward 7 and Ward 9 - What is there to see in Ward 8?EAG Art Museum - 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?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Masvingo General Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?Barclays Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ward 8?Barclays, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies Service Station Mucheke, about 2.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 8?1 mapped - How many banks are in Ward 8?4 mapped - How many ATMs are in Ward 8?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 8?9 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW182108 (OCHA common operational dataset)