Ward · Kantanshi Constituency # Bwafwano Ward Bwafwano Ward is a ward of Zambia in Kantanshi Constituency, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province. It covers 0.71 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.7 km² - 1,285 m typical elevation ## Where is Bwafwano Ward? Bwafwano Ward lies in Kantanshi Constituency, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It borders 4 other wards: Buntungwa Ward, Leya Mukutu Ward, Maina Soko Ward and Mulungushi Ward. By area it is the 1827th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 0.3% of Kantanshi Constituency. The centre of Bwafwano Ward is about 317 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 12.5545° S, 28.2404° E. Source: Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) Zambia via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Bwafwano Ward ### Nearby, outside Bwafwano Ward - Memorial to Kafironda Explosives Accident · memorial, Kafue 9.4 km - Lwando Family Farm · attraction, Murundu 10 km - Emmanuel House · attraction, Murundu 11 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Bwafwano Ward - Time zone UTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Lusaka - Currency Kwacha (ZMW) - Country calling code +260 - Languages English, Bemba, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja - Plug types Type C, G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA) · Ndola 55 km - Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) · Lubumbashi 132 km ### Nearest railway station Mufulira (Mupambe), about 2.5 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); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Bwafwano Ward Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Bwafwano Ward. The largest with a recorded population: Mufulira (169,136). - Mufulira Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Bwafwano 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bwafwano Ward | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Ronald Ross General Hospital · Leya Mukutu | 0.8 km | Map | | Bank | FNB · Miseshi | 27 km | Map | | ATM | FNB Riverside · Riverside | 27 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies MUFULIRA · Maina Soko | 0.9 km | Map | | Hotel | Eagle Motel · Hanky Kalanga | 1.3 km | Map | | Mall | Dante Corner Park · Maina Soko | 0.8 km | Map | | School | Mano Basic School · Maina Soko | 1.5 km | Map | | College | Mufulira College of Education · Buntungwa | 1.4 km | Map | | Police station | Kamuchanga Police Station · Hanky Kalanga | 1.6 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other wards in Kantanshi Constituency - Bwembya Silwizya - David Kaunda - Leya Mukutu - Maina Soko - Minambe - Mokambo - Mulungushi - Mupambe - Murundu - Shinde ## Quick answers - Where is Bwafwano Ward? In Kantanshi Constituency, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia - What borders Bwafwano Ward? Buntungwa Ward, Leya Mukutu Ward, Maina Soko Ward and Mulungushi Ward - What is there to see in Bwafwano Ward? Memorial to Kafironda Explosives Accident, Lwando Family Farm, Emmanuel House - What time zone is Bwafwano Ward in? UTC+2 - What currency is used in Bwafwano Ward? Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Bwafwano Ward? English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bwafwano Ward? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bwafwano Ward? April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Bwafwano Ward? Ronald Ross General Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bwafwano Ward? FNB, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bwafwano Ward? FNB Riverside, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bwafwano Ward? TotalEnergies MUFULIRA, about 0.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bwafwano Ward? ZM102009032017 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 0.71 km² - P-code: ZM102009032017 - Constituency: Kantanshi Constituency --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/copperbelt/mufulira/kantanshi/bwafwano/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.