# Butondo Ward Ward, Kankoyo Constituency, Mufulira District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/butondo/ Ward · Kankoyo Constituency # Butondo Ward Butondo Ward is a ward of Zambia in Kankoyo Constituency, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province. It covers **49.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 49.6km² - 1mapped service - 1,274 mtypical elevation ## Where is Butondo Ward? Butondo Ward lies in [Kankoyo Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/), [Mufulira District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/), [Copperbelt Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 7 other wards: [Bufuke Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/bufuke/), [Fibusa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/fibusa/), [Kwacha Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/kwacha/), [Luansobe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/luansobe/), [Minambe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kantanshi/minambe/), [Mpelembe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/mpelembe/) and [Mupambe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kantanshi/mupambe/). By area it is the 1533rd largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 15.0% of [Kankoyo Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kankoyo/). The centre of Butondo Ward is about 325 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 12.4818° S, 28.2304° 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). ## Things to see in and around Butondo Ward ### Nearby, outside Butondo Ward - Lwando Family Farm · attraction, Murundu8.7 km - Emmanuel House · attraction, Murundu9.2 km - Memorial to Kafironda Explosives Accident · memorial, Kafue16 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Butondo 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 - Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA) · Ndola62 km - Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) · Lubumbashi125 km ### Nearest railway station Mufulira (Mupambe), about 7.0 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 17:48). 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 Butondo Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Butondo Ward. - Butondo 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). ## Weather in Butondo Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mufulira District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (17 °C). About 1,133 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (284 mm) and the driest Jul (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 284 Feb 21 209 Mar 21 168 Apr 20 42 May 18 3 Jun 17 1 Jul 17 0 Aug 20 2 Sep 23 2 Oct 26 20 Nov 24 130 Dec 22 271 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Butondo Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ronald Ross Hospital · Leya Mukutu 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.54722&mlon=28.24206#map=17/-12.54722/28.24206) Bank FNB · Miseshi 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.79696&mlon=28.20562#map=17/-12.79696/28.20562) ATM FNB Riverside · Riverside 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.79842&mlon=28.24355#map=17/-12.79842/28.24355) Petrol pump TotalEnergies MUFULIRA · Maina Soko 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.54728&mlon=28.24481#map=17/-12.54728/28.24481) Hotel Asenga Executive Lodge · Mupambe 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.55484&mlon=28.27227#map=17/-12.55484/28.27227) Mall Sherway Gardens SC · Maina Soko 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.54873&mlon=28.24578#map=17/-12.54873/28.24578) School Butondo Secondary School · Butondo 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.52016&mlon=28.21424#map=17/-12.52016/28.21424) College Copperbelt Nursing and Health Sciences College · Mpelembe 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.54182&mlon=28.23645#map=17/-12.54182/28.23645) Police station Kamuchanga Police Station · Hanky Kalanga 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.56663&mlon=28.23289#map=17/-12.56663/28.23289) 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 Butondo Ward Places mapped inside Butondo 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 Kankoyo Constituency - Bufuke - Buntungwa - Fibusa - John Kampengele - Kangwa Nsuluka - Kwacha - Luansobe - Mpelembe ## Quick answers - Where is Butondo Ward?In Kankoyo Constituency, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia - What borders Butondo Ward?Bufuke Ward, Fibusa Ward, Kwacha Ward, Luansobe Ward, Minambe Ward, Mpelembe Ward and Mupambe Ward - What is there to see in Butondo Ward?Lwando Family Farm, Emmanuel House, Memorial to Kafironda Explosives Accident - What time zone is Butondo Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Butondo Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Butondo Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Butondo Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Butondo Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Butondo Ward?Ronald Ross Hospital, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Butondo Ward?FNB, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Butondo Ward?FNB Riverside, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Butondo Ward?TotalEnergies MUFULIRA, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Butondo Ward?ZM102009031002 (OCHA common operational dataset)