# Chivuna Ward Ward, Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/chivuna/ Ward · Magoye Constituency # Chivuna Ward Chivuna Ward is a ward of Zambia in Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province. It covers **160.3 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 160km² - 9mapped services - 1,143 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chivuna Ward? Chivuna Ward lies in [Magoye Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/), [Mazabuka District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 6 other wards: [Mbaya Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/mbaya/), [Moomba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/moomba/), [Munjile Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/munjile/), [Musuma Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/musuma/), [Mwanza East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/mwanza-east/) and [Nkonkola Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/nkonkola/). By area it is the 1141st largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 7.0% of [Magoye Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/). The centre of Chivuna Ward is about 102 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 16.2044° S, 27.8131° 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: Chivuna 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) · Lusaka119 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba120 km ### Nearest railway station Tambero (Mwanza West), about 29 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:33, 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 Chivuna Ward Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Chivuna Ward. Settlements here lie between about 1,108 m and 1,143 m above sea level (median 1,143 m). - Chelo Nangweluka - Chivuna - Chivuna Mission - Chombwa - Chula 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 Chivuna Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chivuna Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kamvwile ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Shinasokwe Hill · 1,167 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 Chivuna Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mazabuka District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 768 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (208 mm) and the driest Aug (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 23 197 Feb 23 142 Mar 23 93 Apr 22 25 May 21 2 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 0 Sep 25 1 Oct 27 11 Nov 27 88 Dec 24 208 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chivuna Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chivuna Mission Hospital · Chivuna 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.18475&mlon=27.82336#map=17/-16.18475/27.82336) Hotel Kafue Grand Resort · Mbaya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.14568&mlon=27.95471#map=17/-16.14568/27.95471) School St Joseph's School, Mazabuka · Chivuna 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.18400&mlon=27.82306#map=17/-16.18400/27.82306) College Zambia College of Agriculture- Monze · Manungu 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.28523&mlon=27.51915#map=17/-16.28523/27.51915) 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 Chivuna Ward Places mapped inside Chivuna Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools7 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 Magoye Constituency - Itebe - Kalama - Mbaya - Munenga - Munjile - Musuma - Mwanachingwala - Nachipooma - Ngwezi - Nkonkola ## Quick answers - Where is Chivuna Ward?In Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Chivuna Ward?Mbaya Ward, Moomba Ward, Munjile Ward, Musuma Ward, Mwanza East Ward and Nkonkola Ward - What time zone is Chivuna Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chivuna Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Chivuna Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chivuna Ward?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chivuna Ward?Settlements lie between 1,108 m and 1,143 m - What is the highest point in Chivuna Ward?Shinasokwe Hill (1,167 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chivuna Ward?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chivuna Ward?Chivuna Mission Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Chivuna Ward?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Chivuna Ward?ZM109007128002 (OCHA common operational dataset)