# Ward 8 Ward, Shurugwi District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-8/ Ward · Shurugwi District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Shurugwi District, Midlands Province. It covers **63.3 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 63.3km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Shurugwi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-11/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-24/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-6/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-9/). By area it is the 1361st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.8% of [Shurugwi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 244 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.8721° S, 30.2048° 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) · Bulawayo166 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare235 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:27). 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 4 rivers and streams. - Chimwahanga - Gwenedziwa - Mutshuni - Singwangi 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 Shurugwi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 696 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (177 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 22 130 Feb 22 118 Mar 21 93 Apr 19 39 May 16 6 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 5 Aug 17 1 Sep 20 8 Oct 23 28 Nov 23 87 Dec 22 177 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 Vuranda Cliniv · Ward 1 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.04896&mlon=30.25663#map=17/-20.04896/30.25663) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 6 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66806&mlon=30.00238#map=17/-19.66806/30.00238) Petrol pump Metro Gas · Ward 10 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.67315&mlon=29.99985#map=17/-19.67315/29.99985) Hotel Grand Hotel · Ward 10 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66930&mlon=30.00179#map=17/-19.66930/30.00179) School Chekenyu Primary School · Ward 8 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.88706&mlon=30.17841#map=17/-19.88706/30.17841) College Mazivisa Primary School · Ward 10 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66788&mlon=30.00112#map=17/-19.66788/30.00112) Police station ZRP Shurugwi · Ward 10 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66879&mlon=30.00219#map=17/-19.66879/30.00219) 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. - Schools4 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 Shurugwi 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 Shurugwi District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 24, Ward 6 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) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Vuranda Cliniv, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 8?ZB Bank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Metro Gas, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW170708 (OCHA common operational dataset)