# Ward 8 Ward, Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-8/ Ward · Chirumhanzu District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province. It covers **65.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 65.0km² - 2mapped services - 1,200 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Chirumhanzu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-10/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-23/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-25/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-7/). By area it is the 1351st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.4% of [Chirumhanzu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 216 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.7301° S, 30.6460° 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) · Harare205 km - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo214 km ### Nearest railway station Chartsworth (Ward 32), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:25). 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. - Rupepwe - St Joseph's Mission 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 1 river or stream. - Gurudzo ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Chirewana · 1,203 m - Rupepwe · 1,200 m - Riponda · 1,184 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 Chirumhanzu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 198 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 710 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (179 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 23 130 Feb 23 117 Mar 22 97 Apr 20 41 May 17 7 Jun 15 5 Jul 15 7 Aug 18 2 Sep 21 8 Oct 24 28 Nov 24 89 Dec 23 179 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 St Theresa Hospital · Ward 8 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.71734&mlon=30.67468#map=17/-19.71734/30.67468) Hotel Urban Lifestyles Guesthouse · Ward 9 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.04306&mlon=30.81450#map=17/-20.04306/30.81450) School Govere Primary School · Ward 8 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.70922&mlon=30.66939#map=17/-19.70922/30.66939) College Mushagashe Vocational Training Centre · Ward 3 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.81970&mlon=30.73494#map=17/-19.81970/30.73494) 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 - 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 Chirumhanzu 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 23, Ward 25 and Ward 7 - 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 highest point in Ward 8?Chirewana (1,203 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?St Theresa Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 8?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW170108 (OCHA common operational dataset)