# Salanga Ward Ward, Mwansabombwe Constituency – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mwansabombwe/mwansabombwe/salanga/ Ward · Mwansabombwe Constituency # Salanga Ward Salanga Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mwansabombwe Constituency, Mwansabombwe District, Luapula Province. It covers **71.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 71.2km² - 928 mtypical elevation ## Where is Salanga Ward? Salanga Ward lies in [Mwansabombwe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mwansabombwe/mwansabombwe/), [Mwansabombwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mwansabombwe/), [Luapula Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 2 other wards: [Mulele Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mwansabombwe/mwansabombwe/mulele/) and [Mununshi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mwansabombwe/mwansabombwe/mununshi/). By area it is the 1455th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 5.9% of [Mwansabombwe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/luapula/mwansabombwe/mwansabombwe/). The centre of Salanga Ward is about 606 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 9.9704° S, 28.6771° 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: Salanga 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) · Lubumbashi219 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:39) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:51). 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 Salanga Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Salanga Ward. - Chitolwe 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 Salanga Ward Named natural and historic features inside Salanga Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lake Chitolwe 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 Salanga Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mwansabombwe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (20 °C). About 1,122 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (256 mm) and the driest Jul (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 23 236 Feb 23 171 Mar 23 180 Apr 23 71 May 22 5 Jun 20 1 Jul 21 1 Aug 23 2 Sep 26 5 Oct 28 36 Nov 26 159 Dec 23 256 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Salanga Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mwansabombwe District Hospital · Kazembe 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.81042&mlon=28.76981#map=17/-9.81042/28.76981) School Mabel Shaw Girls Secondary School · Mbereshi 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.75459&mlon=28.80228#map=17/-9.75459/28.80228) Police station Mwansabombwe Police Station · Mwansabombwe 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.82332&mlon=28.75966#map=17/-9.82332/28.75966) 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 Mwansabombwe Constituency - Chipita - Kabalenge - Kakose - Kayo - Kazembe - Lufubu - Mbereshi - Mulele - Mununshi - Mwansabombwe - Pembe ## Quick answers - Where is Salanga Ward?In Mwansabombwe Constituency, Mwansabombwe District, Luapula Province, Zambia - What borders Salanga Ward?Mulele Ward and Mununshi Ward - What time zone is Salanga Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Salanga Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Salanga Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Salanga Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Salanga Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Salanga Ward?Mwansabombwe District Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Salanga Ward?ZM104008065011 (OCHA common operational dataset)