# Ward 8 Ward, Gwanda Urban District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-8/ Ward · Gwanda Urban District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gwanda Urban District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **1.38 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Gwanda Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-22/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-4/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-9/). By area it is the 1840th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.0% of [Gwanda Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 407 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 1.8 km from Gwanda, the main town of Gwanda Urban District. The centre point is at 20.9473° S, 29.0203° 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo111 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown163 km ### Nearest railway station Gwanda Train Crosing (Ward 2), about 1.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:29). 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. - Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle - Phakama Township 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). ## Weather in Ward 8 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gwanda Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 506 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (109 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 96 Feb 25 96 Mar 24 65 Apr 22 26 May 19 6 Jun 16 4 Jul 16 2 Aug 19 1 Sep 23 7 Oct 25 24 Nov 26 70 Dec 26 109 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 Gwanda Provincial Hospital · Ward 6 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93496&mlon=29.02930#map=17/-20.93496/29.02930) Bank Mukuru · Ward 1 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94215&mlon=29.00581#map=17/-20.94215/29.00581) Petrol pump Nugget Fuel Station · Ward 4 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93856&mlon=29.01853#map=17/-20.93856/29.01853) Hotel Phumulani Hotel · Ward 4 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94153&mlon=29.01352#map=17/-20.94153/29.01352) Mall Enkunini Shops · Ward 7 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94281&mlon=29.01869#map=17/-20.94281/29.01869) School Gwanda Christian Pry School · Ward 8 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94286&mlon=29.02396#map=17/-20.94286/29.02396) College Gwanda State University · Ward 1 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.95163&mlon=29.01476#map=17/-20.95163/29.01476) Police station ZRP Provincial Police Camp · Ward 4 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93894&mlon=29.01313#map=17/-20.93894/29.01313) 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. - Schools1 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 Gwanda 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 Gwanda Urban District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 1, Ward 22, Ward 4, 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?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Gwanda Provincial Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?Mukuru, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Nugget Fuel Station, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW162108 (OCHA common operational dataset)