# Chibote Ward Ward, Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/chibote/ Ward · Pambashe Constituency # Chibote Ward Chibote Ward is a ward of Zambia in Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District, Luapula Province. It covers **890.4 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 890km² - 1mapped service - 1,247 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chibote Ward? Chibote Ward lies in [Pambashe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/), [Kawambwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/), [Luapula Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 6 other wards: [Bwandela Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/northern/lunte/lunte/bwandela/), [Chikanda Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/chikanda/), [Chikulu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/northern/mporokoso/mporokoso/chikulu/), [Chimpili Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/chimpili/), [Filenge Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/filenge/) and [Mulunda Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/mulunda/). By area it is the 192nd largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 20.4% of [Pambashe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/). The centre of Chibote Ward is about 639 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 9.8182° S, 29.6550° 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: Chibote 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 - Kasama Airport (KAA) · Kasama167 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:14, 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 Chibote Ward Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Chibote Ward. Settlements here lie between about 1,221 m and 1,448 m above sea level (median 1,247 m). - Chama - Chewe - Chibote - Chipembe - Langashe - Lubuli - Lwali 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 Chibote Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chibote Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Balambala - Bupambo - Changa - Chitole - Fitobaula - Kabale - Misangwa - Mwelu - Sambo ### History 1 ancient site. - Kantala Stream 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 Chibote Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kawambwa District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (18 °C). About 1,122 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (258 mm) and the driest Jun (1 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 21 237 Feb 21 171 Mar 21 180 Apr 21 70 May 20 5 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 1 Aug 21 2 Sep 24 5 Oct 26 35 Nov 24 159 Dec 21 258 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chibote Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chisembe Mini Hospital · Filenge 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.98968&mlon=29.41678#map=17/-9.98968/29.41678) School Chibote Primary School · Chibote 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.86116&mlon=29.54719#map=17/-9.86116/29.54719) 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 Chibote Ward Places mapped inside Chibote 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 Pambashe Constituency - Chikanda - Chimpili - Filenge - Ilombe - Kabanse - Luongo - Mulunda - Pambashe ## Quick answers - Where is Chibote Ward?In Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District, Luapula Province, Zambia - What borders Chibote Ward?Bwandela Ward, Chikanda Ward, Chikulu Ward, Chimpili Ward, Filenge Ward and Mulunda Ward - What time zone is Chibote Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chibote Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Chibote Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chibote Ward?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chibote Ward?Settlements lie between 1,221 m and 1,448 m - What is the best time to visit Chibote Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Chibote Ward?Chisembe Mini Hospital, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chibote Ward?ZM104004060015 (OCHA common operational dataset)