# Ikumbi Ward Ward, Nakonde Constituency, Nakonde District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/nakonde/nakonde/ikumbi/ Ward · Nakonde Constituency # Ikumbi Ward Ikumbi Ward is a ward of Zambia in Nakonde Constituency, Nakonde District, Muchinga Province. It covers **24.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 24.3km² - 24mapped services - 1,639 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ikumbi Ward? Ikumbi Ward lies in [Nakonde Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/nakonde/nakonde/), [Nakonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/nakonde/), [Muchinga Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 3 other wards: [Musyani Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/nakonde/nakonde/musyani/), [Nakonde Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/nakonde/nakonde/nakonde/) and [Old Fife Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/nakonde/nakonde/old-fife/). By area it is the 1605th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 0.5% of [Nakonde Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/nakonde/nakonde/). The centre of Ikumbi Ward is about 833 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 9.3024° S, 32.7384° 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: Ikumbi 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 - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya73 km ### Nearest railway station Nakonde (Ikumbi), about 2.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:24) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:01, 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 Ikumbi Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ikumbi Ward. - Yatula 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 Ikumbi Ward Named natural and historic features inside Ikumbi Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ntende 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 Ikumbi Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nakonde District, the warmest month is Oct (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 278 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,273 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (272 mm) and the driest Sep (3 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 19 270 Feb 19 208 Mar 19 232 Apr 18 114 May 17 26 Jun 15 12 Jul 15 7 Aug 17 6 Sep 20 3 Oct 23 25 Nov 22 97 Dec 20 272 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ikumbi Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nzela · Ikumbi 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31395&mlon=32.76247#map=17/-9.31395/32.76247) Bank Absa · Old Fife 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.32336&mlon=32.76166#map=17/-9.32336/32.76166) Hotel Leza Wampa · Old Fife 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31788&mlon=32.76293#map=17/-9.31788/32.76293) School Dedo Trust · Ikumbi 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30952&mlon=32.74938#map=17/-9.30952/32.74938) College Muchinga College of Health Sciences · Ikumbi 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31887&mlon=32.76250#map=17/-9.31887/32.76250) Police station Old Nakonde · Nakonde 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.34023&mlon=32.74453#map=17/-9.34023/32.74453) 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 Ikumbi Ward Places mapped inside Ikumbi Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Hotels6 - Schools14 - 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 Nakonde Constituency - Chiwanza - Ilonda - Isunda - Luchinde - Mpande - Mukulika - Mulalo - Musele - Musyani - Mwanga - Nakonde - Ng'umba - Old Fife - Popomozi ## Quick answers - Where is Ikumbi Ward?In Nakonde Constituency, Nakonde District, Muchinga Province, Zambia - What borders Ikumbi Ward?Musyani Ward, Nakonde Ward and Old Fife Ward - What time zone is Ikumbi Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ikumbi Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Ikumbi Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ikumbi Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ikumbi Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ikumbi Ward?Nzela, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ikumbi Ward?Absa, about 3.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ikumbi Ward?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Ikumbi Ward?ZM106006093007 (OCHA common operational dataset)