# Simaubi Ward Ward, Mbabala Constituency, Choma District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/mbabala/simaubi/ Ward · Mbabala Constituency # Simaubi Ward Simaubi Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mbabala Constituency, Choma District, Southern Province. It covers **157.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 158km² - 6mapped services - 1,114 mtypical elevation ## Where is Simaubi Ward? Simaubi Ward lies in [Mbabala Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/mbabala/), [Choma District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 6 other wards: [Chilalantambo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/mbabala/chilalantambo/), [Kabanze-Mayobo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/mbabala/kabanze-mayobo/), [Macha Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/mbabala/macha/), [Mapanza Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/mbabala/mapanza/), [Moobola Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/namwala/namwala/moobola/) and [Ndema Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/namwala/namwala/ndema/). By area it is the 1153rd largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 9.9% of [Mbabala Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/choma/mbabala/). The centre of Simaubi Ward is about 181 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 16.2659° S, 26.8449° 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: Simaubi 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 - Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) · Lusaka201 km - Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) · Livingstone204 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:47). 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 Simaubi Ward Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Simaubi Ward. - Siamubi - Simaubi - Sindamu 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 Simaubi Ward Named natural and historic features inside Simaubi Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Nachiko - Nagimburu 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 Simaubi Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Choma District, the warmest month is Oct (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 807 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (203 mm) and the driest Jul (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 187 Feb 22 157 Mar 21 112 Apr 20 34 May 18 3 Jun 16 1 Jul 15 0 Aug 18 0 Sep 22 1 Oct 25 11 Nov 24 96 Dec 23 203 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Simaubi Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Macha Hospital · Macha 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.38723&mlon=26.79089#map=17/-16.38723/26.79089) School Siamubi · Simaubi 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25799&mlon=26.83250#map=17/-16.25799/26.83250) College National Institute of Public Administration - NIPA · Mapanza 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27537&mlon=26.91082#map=17/-16.27537/26.91082) 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 Simaubi Ward Places mapped inside Simaubi Ward in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 Mbabala Constituency - Chilalantambo - Kabanze-Mayobo - Kabimba - Kalundu - Macha - Mang'unza - Mapanza - Mbabala - Mutanga - Nchembe - Ng'onga ## Quick answers - Where is Simaubi Ward?In Mbabala Constituency, Choma District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Simaubi Ward?Chilalantambo Ward, Kabanze-Mayobo Ward, Macha Ward, Mapanza Ward, Moobola Ward and Ndema Ward - What time zone is Simaubi Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Simaubi Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Simaubi Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Simaubi Ward?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Simaubi Ward?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Simaubi Ward?Macha Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Simaubi Ward?ZM109002122022 (OCHA common operational dataset)