# Ward 8 Ward, Zvishavane District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-8/ Ward · Zvishavane District # Ward 8 Ward 8 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvishavane District, Midlands Province. It covers **81.3 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 81.3km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 8? Ward 8 lies in [Zvishavane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-10/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-14/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-4/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-9/). By area it is the 1212th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.3% of [Zvishavane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/). The centre of Ward 8 is about 277 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.1353° S, 30.0668° 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) · Bulawayo151 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare268 km ### Nearest railway station Bannochburn (Ward 19), about 27 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 1 mountain. - Gongwe · 1,303 m - Fizho · 1,088 m - Chamhini School · 960 m - Cbindikobo · 953 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 Zvishavane District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 617 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (132 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 103 Feb 24 103 Mar 23 85 Apr 21 41 May 18 10 Jun 16 6 Jul 15 4 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 16 Oct 24 34 Nov 25 82 Dec 25 132 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 Lundi Rural Hospital · Ward 10 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.24134&mlon=30.01570#map=17/-20.24134/30.01570) Petrol pump Comoil · Ward 1 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.29884&mlon=30.06701#map=17/-20.29884/30.06701) Hotel Clevers Hotels and Resorts · Ward 6 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30879&mlon=30.04617#map=17/-20.30879/30.04617) School Mabasa Secondary School · Ward 8 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.14361&mlon=30.08085#map=17/-20.14361/30.08085) College Midlands State University: Zvishavane Campus · Ward 9 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.32100&mlon=30.05695#map=17/-20.32100/30.05695) Police station Z.r.p Zvishavane · Ward 3 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30683&mlon=30.06078#map=17/-20.30683/30.06078) 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. - Schools2 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 Zvishavane 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 Zvishavane District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 8?Ward 10, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 2, Ward 3, 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 8?Gongwe (1,303 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 8?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 8?Lundi Rural Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 8?Comoil, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 8?ZW170808 (OCHA common operational dataset)