# Chilyapa Ward Ward, Mansa Central Constituency, Mansa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/chilyapa/ Ward · Mansa Central Constituency # Chilyapa Ward Chilyapa Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mansa Central Constituency, Mansa District, Luapula Province. It covers **69.3 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 69.3km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Chilyapa Ward? Chilyapa Ward lies in [Mansa Central Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/), [Mansa District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/), [Luapula Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 5 other wards: [Chansunsu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/chansunsu/), [Lukangaba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/lukangaba/), [Mansa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/bahati/mansa/), [Muchinka Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/muchinka/) and [Namwandwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/namwandwe/). By area it is the 1460th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 1.8% of [Mansa Central Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/). The centre of Chilyapa Ward is about 468 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. It is about 5.9 km from Mansa, the main town of Mansa Central Constituency. The centre point is at 11.2413° S, 28.9281° 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: Chilyapa 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 - Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) · Lubumbashi157 km - Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA) · Ndola197 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:20, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Chilyapa Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chilyapa Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mantumbusa - Mawandwe 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 Chilyapa Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mansa District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jun (18 °C). About 1,032 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (260 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 21 228 Feb 22 178 Mar 22 155 Apr 21 49 May 20 4 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 1 Sep 24 1 Oct 27 23 Nov 25 132 Dec 22 260 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chilyapa Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mansa District Hospital · Chilyapa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.24618&mlon=28.89548#map=17/-11.24618/28.89548) Petrol pump TOTAL · Namwandwe 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.19853&mlon=28.88969#map=17/-11.19853/28.88969) Hotel Henry Courtyard · Namwandwe 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.21147&mlon=28.90830#map=17/-11.21147/28.90830) School Namwandwe Basic School · Chilyapa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.20512&mlon=28.93408#map=17/-11.20512/28.93408) College Luapula Hub of Knowledge · Chilyapa 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.20270&mlon=28.93215#map=17/-11.20270/28.93215) Police station Luapula Police HQS · Namwandwe 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.20021&mlon=28.89095#map=17/-11.20021/28.89095) 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 Chilyapa Ward Places mapped inside Chilyapa Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 Mansa Central Constituency - Chansunsu - Chibeleka - Fimpulu - Lukangaba - Lwingishi - Muchinka - Mulenshi - Musaba - Namwandwe ## Quick answers - Where is Chilyapa Ward?In Mansa Central Constituency, Mansa District, Luapula Province, Zambia - What borders Chilyapa Ward?Chansunsu Ward, Lukangaba Ward, Mansa Ward, Muchinka Ward and Namwandwe Ward - What time zone is Chilyapa Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chilyapa Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Chilyapa Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Chilyapa Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Chilyapa Ward?Mansa District Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chilyapa Ward?TOTAL, about 6.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Chilyapa Ward?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Chilyapa Ward?ZM104006063015 (OCHA common operational dataset)