# Chipanga Ward Ward, Chinsali Constituency, Chinsali District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/chipanga/ Ward · Chinsali Constituency # Chipanga Ward Chipanga Ward is a ward of Zambia in Chinsali Constituency, Chinsali District, Muchinga Province. It covers **444.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 444km² - 1,276 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chipanga Ward? Chipanga Ward lies in [Chinsali Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/), [Chinsali District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/), [Muchinga Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 6 other wards: [Chambeshi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/chambeshi/), [Chinsali Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/chinsali/), [Kaunga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/kaunga/), [Lubu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/lubu/), [Malalo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/malalo/) and [Munwakubili Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/munwakubili/). By area it is the 510th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 7.1% of [Chinsali Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/). The centre of Chipanga Ward is about 699 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. It is about 20 km from Chinsali, the main town of Chinsali Constituency. The centre point is at 10.4174° S, 32.2191° 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: Chipanga 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) · Kasama122 km - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya203 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:24) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:05, sunset around 17:36). 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 Chipanga Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Chipanga Ward. - Chifunsa - Chiwashia 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 Chipanga Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chipanga Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Chikufu - Kabuyu - Lucheshi - Maluma - Nimbo - Nyanja ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Ichili Forest 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 Chipanga Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chinsali District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,067 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (264 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 264 Feb 22 197 Mar 22 182 Apr 21 71 May 19 12 Jun 17 5 Jul 17 2 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 3 Oct 26 14 Nov 26 84 Dec 23 232 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chipanga Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chinsali District Hospital · Nkakula 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.56092&mlon=32.07171#map=17/-10.56092/32.07171) Petrol pump Chinsali Junction fuel station · Munwakubili 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.63308&mlon=32.15320#map=17/-10.63308/32.15320) Hotel Baba's lodge · Munwakubili 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.63682&mlon=32.15159#map=17/-10.63682/32.15159) School Chinsali Day Secondary School · Chinsali 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.54375&mlon=32.07511#map=17/-10.54375/32.07511) College Robert Makasa University Chinsali · Munwakubili 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.60581&mlon=32.21999#map=17/-10.60581/32.21999) Police station Muchinga Police Headquarters · Lubu 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.56734&mlon=32.08819#map=17/-10.56734/32.08819) 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 Chinsali Constituency - Chambeshi - Chilinda - Chilunda - Chinsali - Chunga - Ichinga - Itapa - Ituntwe - Kaunga - Lubu - Lubwa - Malalo - Mikunku - Milemba - Munwakubili - Nkakula ## Quick answers - Where is Chipanga Ward?In Chinsali Constituency, Chinsali District, Muchinga Province, Zambia - What borders Chipanga Ward?Chambeshi Ward, Chinsali Ward, Kaunga Ward, Lubu Ward, Malalo Ward and Munwakubili Ward - What time zone is Chipanga Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chipanga Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Chipanga Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipanga Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Chipanga Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chipanga Ward?Chinsali District Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chipanga Ward?Chinsali Junction fuel station, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chipanga Ward?ZM106002087009 (OCHA common operational dataset)