# Chikanda Ward Ward, Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/chikanda/ Ward · Pambashe Constituency # Chikanda Ward Chikanda Ward is a ward of Zambia in Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District, Luapula Province. It covers **547.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 547km² - 1,452 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chikanda Ward? Chikanda 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 5 other wards: [Chibote Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/chibote/), [Chimpili Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/chimpili/), [Filenge Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/filenge/), [Luongo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/luongo/) and [Mumbwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/chipili/chipili/mumbwe/). By area it is the 406th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 12.5% of [Pambashe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/). The centre of Chikanda Ward is about 611 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 10.0549° S, 29.5813° 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: Chikanda 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) · Kasama170 km - Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) · Lubumbashi282 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:47). 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 Chikanda Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Chikanda Ward. - Kapesa - Mwanamweshi 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 Chikanda Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chikanda Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Balomba - Chafi - Kankomo - Makanga - Makolongo 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 Chikanda Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kawambwa District, the warmest month is Oct (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 165 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 20 237 Feb 20 171 Mar 20 180 Apr 20 70 May 19 5 Jun 17 1 Jul 17 1 Aug 20 2 Sep 23 5 Oct 25 35 Nov 23 159 Dec 20 258 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chikanda Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chisembe Mini Hospital · Filenge 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.98968&mlon=29.41678#map=17/-9.98968/29.41678) School Chisembe Primary School · Filenge 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.98885&mlon=29.42014#map=17/-9.98885/29.42014) 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. ## Other wards in Pambashe Constituency - Chibote - Chimpili - Filenge - Ilombe - Kabanse - Luongo - Mulunda - Pambashe ## Quick answers - Where is Chikanda Ward?In Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District, Luapula Province, Zambia - What borders Chikanda Ward?Chibote Ward, Chimpili Ward, Filenge Ward, Luongo Ward and Mumbwe Ward - What time zone is Chikanda Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chikanda Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Chikanda Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chikanda Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Chikanda Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Chikanda Ward?Chisembe Mini Hospital, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chikanda Ward?ZM104004060017 (OCHA common operational dataset)