# Ward 8 Ward, Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-8/ Ward · Gwanda District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **242.1 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 242km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Gwanda District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-21/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/matobo/ward-22/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/matobo/ward-23/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-9/). By area it is the 425th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.3% of [Gwanda District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 416 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.8803° S, 28.7572° 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) · Bulawayo97 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown137 km ### Nearest railway station Gwanda Train Crosing (Ward 2), about 27 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 17:31). 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 3 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Hove - Makwilila - Makwilila Dam - Maleme - Mtulo Dam ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Maizana · 1,040 m - Zwimbele · 1,033 m - Halangudza · 1,004 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 Gwanda District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 463 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (105 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 27 91 Feb 26 81 Mar 25 57 Apr 23 22 May 20 6 Jun 17 4 Jul 17 2 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 8 Oct 26 22 Nov 27 64 Dec 27 105 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 2 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94179&mlon=29.00093#map=17/-20.94179/29.00093) Bank CABS Bank Gwanda · Ward 2 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94024&mlon=29.00608#map=17/-20.94024/29.00608) Petrol pump Nugget Fuel Station · Ward 4 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93856&mlon=29.01853#map=17/-20.93856/29.01853) Hotel SKMO Logde · Ward 10 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.91962&mlon=28.99771#map=17/-20.91962/28.99771) Mall Rainbow Mall · Ward 2 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93915&mlon=29.00360#map=17/-20.93915/29.00360) School Sizeze Primary School · Ward 8 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.89218&mlon=28.76218#map=17/-20.89218/28.76218) College Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Gwanda Polytechnical College · Ward 1 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.95279&mlon=29.01044#map=17/-20.95279/29.01044) Police station Old Camp Police, ZRP Gwanda Rural Police · Ward 1 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94596&mlon=28.99908#map=17/-20.94596/28.99908) 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. - Schools5 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 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 21, Ward 22, Ward 23, 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) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 8?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 8?Maizana (1,040 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Gwanda Provincial Hospital, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?CABS Bank Gwanda, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Nugget Fuel Station, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW160408 (OCHA common operational dataset)