# Chisanga Ward Ward, Gwembe Constituency, Gwembe District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/gwembe/gwembe/chisanga/ Ward · Gwembe Constituency # Chisanga Ward Chisanga Ward is a ward of Zambia in Gwembe Constituency, Gwembe District, Southern Province. It covers **214.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 215km² - 2mapped services - 496 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chisanga Ward? Chisanga Ward lies in [Gwembe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/gwembe/gwembe/), [Gwembe District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/gwembe/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 4 other wards: [Chiyabi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/sinazongwe/sinazongwe/chiyabi/), [Jumbo Sompani Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/gwembe/gwembe/jumbo-sompani/), [Malima Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/sinazongwe/sinazongwe/malima/) and [Sinafala Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/gwembe/gwembe/sinafala/). By area it is the 991st largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 5.4% of [Gwembe Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/gwembe/gwembe/). The centre of Chisanga Ward is about 181 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9001° S, 27.6055° 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: Chisanga 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba143 km - Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) · Lusaka197 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:43). 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 Chisanga Ward Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Chisanga Ward. Settlements here lie between about 487 m and 581 m above sea level (median 496 m). - Bungula - Chiabi - Siabunga - Siamasusu - Sianyeuka 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 Chisanga Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chisanga Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Kakukalya - Kamasumbo - Namazoka - Sianamaila ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Chaze · 668 m - Ndangale · 613 m - Tengwe · 556 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 Chisanga Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gwembe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 674 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (173 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 172 Feb 25 126 Mar 25 95 Apr 25 27 May 23 3 Jun 20 1 Jul 20 0 Aug 22 0 Sep 26 1 Oct 29 9 Nov 29 68 Dec 26 173 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chisanga Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump endrone · Nkandabbwe 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.14359&mlon=27.40084#map=17/-17.14359/27.40084) Hotel Richland Lodges Sinazeze · Nkandabbwe 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.15399&mlon=27.41322#map=17/-17.15399/27.41322) School Chisanga · Chisanga 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.93055&mlon=27.58513#map=17/-16.93055/27.58513) 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 Chisanga Ward Places mapped inside Chisanga Ward in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Gwembe Constituency - Bbondo - Chaamwe - Chibuwe - Fumbo - Jongola - Jumbo Sompani - Kkole - Kkoma - Kkota Kkota - Lukonde - Luumbo - Makuyu - Siampande - Sinafala - Syambabala ## Quick answers - Where is Chisanga Ward?In Gwembe Constituency, Gwembe District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Chisanga Ward?Chiyabi Ward, Jumbo Sompani Ward, Malima Ward and Sinafala Ward - What time zone is Chisanga Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chisanga Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Chisanga Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chisanga Ward?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chisanga Ward?Settlements lie between 487 m and 581 m - What is the highest point in Chisanga Ward?Chaze (668 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chisanga Ward?March to September - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chisanga Ward?endrone, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chisanga Ward?ZM109003123015 (OCHA common operational dataset)