# Nkulungwe Ward, Shiwang'andu Constituency – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/shiwang-andu/shiwang-andu/nkulungwe/ Ward · Shiwang'andu Constituency # Nkulungwe Ward Nkulungwe Ward is a ward of Zambia in Shiwang'andu Constituency, Shiwang'andu District, Muchinga Province. It covers **173.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 173km² - 4mapped services - 1,230 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nkulungwe Ward? Nkulungwe Ward lies in [Shiwang'andu Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/shiwang-andu/shiwang-andu/), [Shiwang'andu District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/shiwang-andu/), [Muchinga Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 5 other wards: [Chimpundu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/shiwang-andu/shiwang-andu/chimpundu/), [Ichinga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/chinsali/chinsali/ichinga/), [Mfinshe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/northern/mungwi/malole/mfinshe/), [Mwiche Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/shiwang-andu/shiwang-andu/mwiche/) and [Nyimbwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/shiwang-andu/shiwang-andu/nyimbwe/). By area it is the 1110th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 1.9% of [Shiwang'andu Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/muchinga/shiwang-andu/shiwang-andu/). The centre of Nkulungwe Ward is about 650 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 10.5784° S, 31.6684° 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: Nkulungwe 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) · Kasama72 km - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya255 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:26) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 17:38). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Nkulungwe Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nkulungwe Ward. - Mwika 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 Nkulungwe Ward Named natural and historic features inside Nkulungwe Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mufushi ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kalengabisa · 1,304 m 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 Nkulungwe Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Shiwang'andu District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 182 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,126 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (281 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 21 281 Feb 21 219 Mar 21 183 Apr 20 59 May 18 8 Jun 16 3 Jul 16 2 Aug 19 2 Sep 22 3 Oct 24 16 Nov 24 106 Dec 22 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nkulungwe Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chilanga Mini Hospital · Ichingo 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.86308&mlon=31.50854#map=17/-10.86308/31.50854) School Kantimba Primary School · Nkulungwe 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.55553&mlon=31.65305#map=17/-10.55553/31.65305) 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 Nkulungwe Ward Places mapped inside Nkulungwe Ward in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 Shiwang'andu Constituency - Chamusenga - Chandaula - Chibinda - Chimpundu - Ichingo - Kalebe - Kulamwele - Lukalashi - Manshya - Mayembe - Muchinga - Mukumbi - Mwambwa - Mwiche - Mwilakabuswe - Nyimbwe ## Quick answers - Where is Nkulungwe Ward?In Shiwang'andu Constituency, Shiwang'andu District, Muchinga Province, Zambia - What borders Nkulungwe Ward?Chimpundu Ward, Ichinga Ward, Mfinshe Ward, Mwiche Ward and Nyimbwe Ward - What time zone is Nkulungwe Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Nkulungwe Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Nkulungwe Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nkulungwe Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nkulungwe Ward?Kalengabisa (1,304 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nkulungwe Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Nkulungwe Ward?Chilanga Mini Hospital, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nkulungwe Ward?ZM106007094001 (OCHA common operational dataset)