# Kashima East Ward Ward, Mufumbwe Constituency – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/mufumbwe/mufumbwe/kashima-east/ Ward · Mufumbwe Constituency # Kashima East Ward Kashima East Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mufumbwe Constituency, Mufumbwe District, North-Western Province. It covers **181.8 km²**. - 182km² ## Where is Kashima East Ward? Kashima East Ward lies in [Mufumbwe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/mufumbwe/mufumbwe/), [Mufumbwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/mufumbwe/), [North-Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 5 other wards: [Chiteve Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/manyinga/manyinga/chiteve/), [Kasamba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/manyinga/manyinga/kasamba/), [Kashima West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/mufumbwe/mufumbwe/kashima-west/), [Matushi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/mufumbwe/mufumbwe/matushi/) and [Ntambu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/mwinilunga/mwinilunga/ntambu/). By area it is the 1090th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 1.0% of [Mufumbwe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/north-western/mufumbwe/mufumbwe/). The centre of Kashima East Ward is about 464 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 13.2055° S, 24.6277° 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: Kashima East 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 - Solwesi Airport (SLI) · Solwesi221 km - Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) · Kolwezi288 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:02). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Kashima East Ward Named natural and historic features inside Kashima East Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Jivundu 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 Kashima East Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mufumbwe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 965 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (231 mm) and the driest Jul (0 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 22 231 Feb 22 181 Mar 22 149 Apr 22 37 May 20 2 Jun 19 0 Jul 19 0 Aug 22 0 Sep 25 2 Oct 28 22 Nov 26 116 Dec 23 224 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kashima East Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Loloma Mission Hospital · Loloma 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.40471&mlon=24.32831#map=17/-13.40471/24.32831) Petrol pump Puma Filling Station · Sikufele 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.40720&mlon=24.34074#map=17/-13.40720/24.34074) Hotel Kabompo River Lodge · Matushi 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.11886&mlon=24.73828#map=17/-13.11886/24.73828) School Loloma High School · Loloma 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.40690&mlon=24.33142#map=17/-13.40690/24.33142) 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 Mufumbwe Constituency - Chizela - Kabipupu - Kalambu - Kalengwa - Kamabuta - Kaminzekenzeke - Kashima West - Kikonge - Kilale - Lalafuta - Matushi - Miluji - Munyambala - Mushima - Musonweji - Shimpandanga - Shukwe ## Quick answers - Where is Kashima East Ward?In Mufumbwe Constituency, Mufumbwe District, North-Western Province, Zambia - What borders Kashima East Ward?Chiteve Ward, Kasamba Ward, Kashima West Ward, Matushi Ward and Ntambu Ward - What time zone is Kashima East Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Kashima East Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Kashima East Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Kashima East Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kashima East Ward?Loloma Mission Hospital, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kashima East Ward?Puma Filling Station, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kashima East Ward?ZM108006113002 (OCHA common operational dataset)