# Mukulaikwa Ward Ward, Mwembezhi Constituency – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/mwembezhi/mukulaikwa/ Ward · Mwembezhi Constituency # Mukulaikwa Ward Mukulaikwa Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mwembezhi Constituency, Shibuyunji District, Central Province. It covers **123.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 124km² - 1mapped service - 1,016 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mukulaikwa Ward? Mukulaikwa Ward lies in [Mwembezhi Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/mwembezhi/), [Shibuyunji District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 5 other wards: [Chabota Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/mwembezhi/chabota/), [Kabile Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/chibombo/katuba/kabile/), [Kapyanga East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/mwembezhi/kapyanga-east/), [Kapyanga West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/mwembezhi/kapyanga-west/) and [Mutombe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/mwembezhi/mutombe/). By area it is the 1267th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 7.2% of [Mwembezhi Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/shibuyunji/mwembezhi/). The centre of Mukulaikwa Ward is about 65 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 15.2755° S, 27.6971° 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: Mukulaikwa 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) · Lusaka81 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba188 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:46). 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 Mukulaikwa Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mukulaikwa Ward. - Chikusu - Mukulaikwa 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 Mukulaikwa Ward Named natural and historic features inside Mukulaikwa Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kabile Dam 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 Mukulaikwa Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Shibuyunji District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 768 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (206 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September and November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 205 Feb 23 142 Mar 23 94 Apr 23 24 May 21 2 Jun 19 0 Jul 19 0 Aug 22 0 Sep 25 1 Oct 28 11 Nov 27 84 Dec 24 206 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mukulaikwa Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mwembeshi Rural Health Clinic · Mwembeshi 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.34557&mlon=27.93290#map=17/-15.34557/27.93290) Hotel Westwood Lodge · Chinyanja 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.35365&mlon=27.95687#map=17/-15.35365/27.95687) Mall Shamz Stephen General Dealers · Matala 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13255&mlon=27.36556#map=17/-15.13255/27.36556) School Nakaiba Islamic School Limited · Mukulaikwa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.31407&mlon=27.68366#map=17/-15.31407/27.68366) Police station Kalunda Police Station · Kalundu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.43425&mlon=27.78849#map=17/-15.43425/27.78849) 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 Mukulaikwa Ward Places mapped inside Mukulaikwa Ward in open map data, by type. - 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 Mwembezhi Constituency - Chabota - Chikonka - Kalundu - Kapyanga East - Kapyanga West - Makombwe - Mutombe - Nakaiba - Nampeya - Nampundwe - Sala ## Quick answers - Where is Mukulaikwa Ward?In Mwembezhi Constituency, Shibuyunji District, Central Province, Zambia - What borders Mukulaikwa Ward?Chabota Ward, Kabile Ward, Kapyanga East Ward, Kapyanga West Ward and Mutombe Ward - What time zone is Mukulaikwa Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mukulaikwa Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Mukulaikwa Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mukulaikwa Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mukulaikwa Ward?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mukulaikwa Ward?March to September and November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mukulaikwa Ward?Mwembeshi Rural Health Clinic, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mukulaikwa Ward?ZM101012001003 (OCHA common operational dataset)