# Chooma Ward Ward, Katombola Constituency, Kazungula District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/chooma/ Ward · Katombola Constituency # Chooma Ward Chooma Ward is a ward of Zambia in Katombola Constituency, Kazungula District, Southern Province. It covers **3,002.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3,003km² - 2mapped services - 1,050 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chooma Ward? Chooma Ward lies in [Katombola Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/), [Kazungula District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 6 other wards: [Bombwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/bombwe/), [Kauwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/kauwe/), [Moomba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/moomba/), [Mulobezi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/western/mulobezi/mulobezi/mulobezi/), [Nguba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/nguba/) and [Nyawa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/nyawa/). By area it is the 18th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 16.7% of [Katombola Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/kazungula/katombola/). The centre of Chooma Ward is about 332 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8742° S, 25.5813° 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: Chooma 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 - Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) · Livingstone108 km - Kasane International Airport (BBK) · Kasane115 km ### Nearest railway station Mulanga (Mulobezi), about 35 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:39) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 17:51). 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 Chooma Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Chooma Ward. - Malamani - Simamba 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 Chooma Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chooma Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 17 rivers and streams. - Chilebe - Chisowa - Chivulamanzi - Choma - Kabululi Bululi - Kenyane - Keyana - Lizimo - Mabwa - Mambose - Mumbu - Nazibula - Nzuba - Sibwemuzovu - Simamba - Simbaluma - Simonfwe ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Makonde · 1,074 m - Kalundu Katumba · 1,073 m ### Forests and nature 4 forests; 2 forest reserves. - Chiziro Forest - Kaseko Forest - Malavwe-Nachitwe Forest Reserve - Martin Protected Forest Area - Mutumba Forest - Nachitwe Forest 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 Chooma Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kazungula District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 692 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (175 mm) and the driest Jul (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September and November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 170 Feb 24 145 Mar 23 91 Apr 22 25 May 21 2 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 0 Sep 25 1 Oct 28 9 Nov 27 74 Dec 25 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chooma Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance School Guta Community School · Nyawa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.05164&mlon=25.59898#map=17/-17.05164/25.59898) 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 Chooma Ward Places mapped inside Chooma 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 Katombola Constituency - Bombwe - Kanchele - Katapazi - Kauwe - Kazungula Central - Mandia - Moomba - Mukuni - Musokotwane - Nguba - Ngwezi - Nyawa - Sekute - Sikaunzwe - Simango ## Quick answers - Where is Chooma Ward?In Katombola Constituency, Kazungula District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Chooma Ward?Bombwe Ward, Kauwe Ward, Moomba Ward, Mulobezi Ward, Nguba Ward and Nyawa Ward - What time zone is Chooma Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chooma Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Chooma Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chooma Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Chooma Ward?Makonde (1,074 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chooma Ward?March to September and November - What is the P-code of Chooma Ward?ZM109005126002 (OCHA common operational dataset)