# Malama Ward Ward, Malambo Constituency, Mambwe District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/malambo/malama/ Ward · Malambo Constituency # Malama Ward Malama Ward is a ward of Zambia in Malambo Constituency, Mambwe District, Eastern Province. It covers **530.8 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 531km² - 3mapped services - 543 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malama Ward? Malama Ward lies in [Malambo Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/malambo/), [Mambwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 6 other wards: [Chipako Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/malambo/chipako/), [Kakumbi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/malambo/kakumbi/), [Lusangazi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/lusangazi/msanzala/lusangazi/), [Mdima Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/malambo/mdima/), [Mupamadzi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/lavushimanda/mfuwe/mupamadzi/) and [Ncheka Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/malambo/ncheka/). By area it is the 425th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 9.2% of [Malambo Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/eastern/mambwe/malambo/). The centre of Malama Ward is about 424 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 13.4609° S, 31.6694° 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: Malama 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 - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe37 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi231 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:33). 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 Malama Ward Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Malama Ward. Settlements here lie between about 517 m and 874 m above sea level (median 543 m). - Chilongozi - Chimbwa - Chiwala - Chiwanda - Kalonga - Kawewa - Luwewa - Malama - Matulino - Membe - Mkumpa - Mwelwa - Naimbika - Nyakauta - Samuel 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 Malama Ward Named natural and historic features inside Malama Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Chimbembela - Kanzutu - Lusangazi - Machelenga - Malanga - Myawe - Nsanga - Vitale - Wenga 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 Malama Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mambwe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 860 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (237 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 237 Feb 24 184 Mar 24 121 Apr 23 28 May 22 3 Jun 21 1 Jul 21 1 Aug 24 1 Sep 27 2 Oct 30 8 Nov 29 65 Dec 26 209 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malama Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mambwe District Hospital · Mnkhanya 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.24273&mlon=31.94841#map=17/-13.24273/31.94841) Hotel Kafunta Camp (new) · Malama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.40184&mlon=31.56455#map=17/-13.40184/31.56455) School St Luke's Boarding Secondary School · Mdima 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.59200&mlon=31.88494#map=17/-13.59200/31.88494) 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 Malama Ward Places mapped inside Malama Ward in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 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 Malambo Constituency - Chikowa - Chipako - Chipapa - Chisengu - Jumbe - Kakumbi - Kasamanda - Mdima - Mnkhanya - Mphomwa - Msoro - Ncheka - Nsefu - Nyakatokoli ## Quick answers - Where is Malama Ward?In Malambo Constituency, Mambwe District, Eastern Province, Zambia - What borders Malama Ward?Chipako Ward, Kakumbi Ward, Lusangazi Ward, Mdima Ward, Mupamadzi Ward and Ncheka Ward - What time zone is Malama Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Malama Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Malama Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Malama Ward?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Malama Ward?Settlements lie between 517 m and 874 m - What is the best time to visit Malama Ward?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Malama Ward?Mambwe District Hospital, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malama Ward?ZM103005048005 (OCHA common operational dataset)