# Lukangaba Ward Ward, Mansa Central Constituency – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/lukangaba/ Ward · Mansa Central Constituency # Lukangaba Ward Lukangaba Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mansa Central Constituency, Mansa District, Luapula Province. It covers **358.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 358km² - 1,199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lukangaba Ward? Lukangaba 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 9 other wards: [Chansunsu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/chansunsu/), [Chibeleka Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/chibeleka/), [Chilyapa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/chilyapa/), [Chofoshi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/bahati/chofoshi/), [Fimpulu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/fimpulu/), [Matontola Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/milenge/milenge/matontola/), [Muchinka Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/muchinka/), [Mulenshi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/mulenshi/) and [Mushipashi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/bahati/mushipashi/). By area it is the 657th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 9.5% of [Mansa Central Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mansa/mansa-central/). The centre of Lukangaba Ward is about 455 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. It is about 24 km from Mansa, the main town of Mansa Central Constituency. The centre point is at 11.3338° S, 28.7277° 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: Lukangaba 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) · Lubumbashi134 km - Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA) · Ndola183 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 06:21, 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 Lukangaba Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Lukangaba Ward. - Mikula - Miloke 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 Lukangaba Ward Named natural and historic features inside Lukangaba Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Fipanda - Kapapwa - Lukangwa - Mubambi - Mupanda - Musopa - Muwanguni 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 Lukangaba 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 Lukangaba Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chikonshi Mini Hospital · Fimpulu 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.33939&mlon=28.65953#map=17/-11.33939/28.65953) Petrol pump TOTAL · Namwandwe 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.19853&mlon=28.88969#map=17/-11.19853/28.88969) Hotel Chimbala loge · Muchinka 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.20761&mlon=28.88998#map=17/-11.20761/28.88998) School Mansa Skills for Continuing education · Mulenshi 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.20104&mlon=28.87646#map=17/-11.20104/28.87646) College Kabunda Girls Secondary School · Chofoshi 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.19711&mlon=28.77326#map=17/-11.19711/28.77326) Police station Mansa Central Police · Namwandwe 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.20013&mlon=28.89053#map=17/-11.20013/28.89053) 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 Mansa Central Constituency - Chansunsu - Chibeleka - Chilyapa - Fimpulu - Lwingishi - Muchinka - Mulenshi - Musaba - Namwandwe ## Quick answers - Where is Lukangaba Ward?In Mansa Central Constituency, Mansa District, Luapula Province, Zambia - What borders Lukangaba Ward?Chansunsu Ward, Chibeleka Ward, Chilyapa Ward, Chofoshi Ward, Fimpulu Ward, Matontola Ward, Muchinka Ward, Mulenshi Ward and Mushipashi Ward - What time zone is Lukangaba Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Lukangaba Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Lukangaba Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lukangaba Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lukangaba Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Lukangaba Ward?Chikonshi Mini Hospital, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lukangaba Ward?TOTAL, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lukangaba Ward?ZM104006063018 (OCHA common operational dataset)