# Mupona Ward Ward, Mumbwa Constituency, Mumbwa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/mumbwa/mupona/ Ward · Mumbwa Constituency # Mupona Ward Mupona Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mumbwa Constituency, Mumbwa District, Central Province. It covers **16.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16.1km² - 25mapped services - 1,185 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mupona Ward? Mupona Ward lies in [Mumbwa Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/mumbwa/), [Mumbwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 3 other wards: [Makebo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/mumbwa/makebo/), [Mumba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/mumbwa/mumba/) and [Shimbizhi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/mumbwa/shimbizhi/). By area it is the 1640th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 0.1% of [Mumbwa Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/mumbwa/). The centre of Mupona Ward is about 140 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 14.9808° S, 27.0611° E. Source: [Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) Zambia via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zmb). ## Know before you go: Mupona Ward - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Lusaka - CurrencyKwacha (ZMW) - Country calling code+260 - LanguagesEnglish, Bemba, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja - Plug typesType C, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) · Lusaka154 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba260 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:49). 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 Mupona Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mupona Ward. The largest with a recorded population: Mumbwa (49,461). - Kaula - Mumbwa 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 Mupona Ward Named natural and historic features inside Mupona Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Shibela · 1,170 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 Mupona Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mumbwa District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 865 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (222 mm) and the driest Jul (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 213 Feb 23 171 Mar 23 123 Apr 22 26 May 20 2 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 0 Sep 25 1 Oct 28 13 Nov 26 93 Dec 24 222 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mupona Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mumbwa General Hospital · Mupona 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.97643&mlon=27.05334#map=17/-14.97643/27.05334) Bank Absa Bank · Mupona 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98768&mlon=27.06283#map=17/-14.98768/27.06283) Petrol pump TotalEnergies MUMBWA · Mupona 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99082&mlon=27.06093#map=17/-14.99082/27.06093) Hotel La Hacienda · Mupona 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98404&mlon=27.06167#map=17/-14.98404/27.06167) Mall Shamz Stephen General Dealers · Matala 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13255&mlon=27.36556#map=17/-15.13255/27.36556) School DayspringTrust School · Mupona 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98356&mlon=27.06041#map=17/-14.98356/27.06041) Police station Mumbwa Police Station · Mupona 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98269&mlon=27.06081#map=17/-14.98269/27.06081) 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 Mupona Ward Places mapped inside Mupona Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels6 - Schools8 - Pharmacies3 - Police stations2 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 Mumbwa Constituency - Chibolyo - Kalwanyembe - Kamilambo - Lutale - Makebo - Mpusu - Mumba - Nalusanga - Naluvwi - Nambala - Shimbizhi ## Quick answers - Where is Mupona Ward?In Mumbwa Constituency, Mumbwa District, Central Province, Zambia - What borders Mupona Ward?Makebo Ward, Mumba Ward and Shimbizhi Ward - What time zone is Mupona Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mupona Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Mupona Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mupona Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mupona Ward?Shibela (1,170 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mupona Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mupona Ward?Mumbwa General Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mupona Ward?Absa Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mupona Ward?TotalEnergies MUMBWA, about 1.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mupona Ward?2 mapped - How many banks are in Mupona Ward?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mupona Ward?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mupona Ward?ZM101009011011 (OCHA common operational dataset)