# Lubu Ward Ward, Chinsali Constituency, Chinsali District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/lubu/ Ward · Chinsali Constituency # Lubu Ward Lubu Ward is a ward of Zambia in Chinsali Constituency, Chinsali District, Muchinga Province. It covers **165.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 165km² - 2mapped services - 1,264 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lubu Ward? Lubu 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 5 other wards: [Chinsali Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/chinsali/), [Chipanga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/chipanga/), [Ichinga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/ichinga/), [Munwakubili Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/munwakubili/) and [Nkakula Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/nkakula/). By area it is the 1128th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 2.6% of [Chinsali Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/). The centre of Lubu Ward is about 690 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. It is about 16 km from Chinsali, the main town of Chinsali Constituency. The centre point is at 10.5312° S, 32.2270° 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: Lubu 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) · Kasama126 km - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya213 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 Lubu Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Lubu Ward. - Mushimbwe 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 Lubu Ward Named natural and historic features inside Lubu Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Chilabi 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 Lubu 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 Lubu Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chinsali General Hospital · Ituntwe 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.64962&mlon=32.12843#map=17/-10.64962/32.12843) Petrol pump Chinsali Junction fuel station · Munwakubili 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.63308&mlon=32.15320#map=17/-10.63308/32.15320) Hotel Baba's lodge · Munwakubili 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.63682&mlon=32.15159#map=17/-10.63682/32.15159) School Chinsali Day Secondary School · Chinsali 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.54375&mlon=32.07511#map=17/-10.54375/32.07511) College Robert Makasa University Chinsali · Munwakubili 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.60581&mlon=32.21999#map=17/-10.60581/32.21999) Police station Muchinga Police Headquarters · Lubu 16 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lubu Ward Places mapped inside Lubu Ward in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 Chinsali Constituency - Chambeshi - Chilinda - Chilunda - Chinsali - Chipanga - Chunga - Ichinga - Itapa - Ituntwe - Kaunga - Lubwa - Malalo - Mikunku - Milemba - Munwakubili - Nkakula ## Quick answers - Where is Lubu Ward?In Chinsali Constituency, Chinsali District, Muchinga Province, Zambia - What borders Lubu Ward?Chinsali Ward, Chipanga Ward, Ichinga Ward, Munwakubili Ward and Nkakula Ward - What time zone is Lubu Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Lubu Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Lubu Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lubu Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lubu Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Lubu Ward?Chinsali General Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lubu Ward?Chinsali Junction fuel station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lubu Ward?ZM106002087010 (OCHA common operational dataset)