# Ilombe Ward Ward, Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/ilombe/ Ward · Pambashe Constituency # Ilombe Ward Ilombe Ward is a ward of Zambia in Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District, Luapula Province. It covers **137.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 138km² - 1mapped service - 1,210 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ilombe Ward? Ilombe 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 7 other wards: [Filenge Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/filenge/), [Fisaka Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/kawambwa/fisaka/), [Kabanse Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/kabanse/), [Luena Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/kawambwa/luena/), [Lushiba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/kawambwa/lushiba/), [Mulunda Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/mulunda/) and [Pambashe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/pambashe/). By area it is the 1217th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 3.2% of [Pambashe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/kawambwa/pambashe/). The centre of Ilombe Ward is about 635 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 9.7902° S, 29.3687° 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: Ilombe 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) · Kasama198 km - Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) · Lubumbashi284 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:49). 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 Ilombe Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ilombe Ward. - Mushota 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 Ilombe Ward Named natural and historic features inside Ilombe Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Chifinsa - Fisaka - Lufubu 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 Ilombe 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 Ilombe Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Titus Mukupo Mini Hopital · Ilombe 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.81089&mlon=29.35804#map=17/-9.81089/29.35804) Bank ZANACO · Ng'ona 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.79553&mlon=29.07702#map=17/-9.79553/29.07702) Hotel Uphill Country Lodge, Kawambwa · Ng'ona 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.79070&mlon=29.08261#map=17/-9.79070/29.08261) School Lengwe Secondary School · Fisaka 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.79787&mlon=29.31526#map=17/-9.79787/29.31526) Police station Kawambwa Police Station · Ng'ona 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.79440&mlon=29.07626#map=17/-9.79440/29.07626) 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 Ilombe Ward Places mapped inside Ilombe Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 - Chibote - Chikanda - Chimpili - Filenge - Kabanse - Luongo - Mulunda - Pambashe ## Quick answers - Where is Ilombe Ward?In Pambashe Constituency, Kawambwa District, Luapula Province, Zambia - What borders Ilombe Ward?Filenge Ward, Fisaka Ward, Kabanse Ward, Luena Ward, Lushiba Ward, Mulunda Ward and Pambashe Ward - What time zone is Ilombe Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ilombe Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Ilombe Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ilombe Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ilombe Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ilombe Ward?Titus Mukupo Mini Hopital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ilombe Ward?ZANACO, about 32 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ilombe Ward?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ilombe Ward?ZM104004060011 (OCHA common operational dataset)