# Ward 8 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-8/ Ward · Gweru District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **91.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 91.7km² - 2mapped services - 1,309 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-16/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-19/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-7/). By area it is the 1124th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.6% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 233 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.3638° S, 29.5482° 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) · Bulawayo121 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare228 km ### Nearest railway station Gweru (Ward 18), about 29 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:30). 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. - Nsukumini - Rosmalind 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. - Gwenjana - Ngamo 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 Gweru District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 678 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (172 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 144 Feb 22 120 Mar 21 83 Apr 19 33 May 17 6 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 2 Aug 17 1 Sep 21 7 Oct 24 26 Nov 24 82 Dec 23 172 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 Westside Healthcare Centre · Ward 12 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45864&mlon=29.76845#map=17/-19.45864/29.76845) Bank Barclays Bank · Ward 18 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45361&mlon=29.81533#map=17/-19.45361/29.81533) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Mkoba · Ward 9 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.46550&mlon=29.76300#map=17/-19.46550/29.76300) Hotel ⛪ Kingdom Hall Mkoba 18 · Ward 16 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.44260&mlon=29.74444#map=17/-19.44260/29.74444) School Mkoba Primary School · Ward 8 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.37548&mlon=29.52729#map=17/-19.37548/29.52729) College Mkoba Teachers College · Ward 12 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45998&mlon=29.76650#map=17/-19.45998/29.76650) Police station Maboleni Police Sub-Office · Ward 8 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.38137&mlon=29.52439#map=17/-19.38137/29.52439) 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 - 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 Gweru 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 8?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 16, Ward 19, Ward 6 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 best time to visit Ward 8?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Westside Healthcare Centre, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?Barclays Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?TotalEnergies Service Station Mkoba, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW170408 (OCHA common operational dataset)