# Kalama Ward Ward, Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/kalama/ Ward · Magoye Constituency # Kalama Ward Kalama Ward is a ward of Zambia in Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province. It covers **356.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 357km² - 2mapped services - 982 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kalama Ward? Kalama 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 7 other wards: [Itebe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/itebe/), [Kaila Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/bweengwa/kaila/), [Keemba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/bweengwa/keemba/), [Munenga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/munenga/), [Mwanachingwala Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/mwanachingwala/), [Nalubanda Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/central/mumbwa/nangoma/nalubanda/) and [Ngwezi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/ngwezi/). By area it is the 662nd largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 15.7% of [Magoye Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/). The centre of Kalama Ward is about 101 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 15.8809° S, 27.4804° 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: Kalama 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) · Lusaka121 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba166 km ### Nearest railway station Magoye (Ngwezi), about 20 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:45). 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 Kalama Ward Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Kalama Ward. Settlements here lie between about 981 m and 1,050 m above sea level (median 982 m). - Banachewembwe - Block D - Block E - Chipemba - Kafuchi - Kamwamwa - Mwanampongo 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 Kalama Ward Named natural and historic features inside Kalama Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Magoye 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 Kalama 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 Kalama Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Magoye Clinic · Ngwezi 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00276&mlon=27.60697#map=17/-16.00276/27.60697) Bank First National Bank (FNB) · Kaonga 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85828&mlon=27.76353#map=17/-15.85828/27.76353) Petrol pump SGC · Mazabuka Central 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85477&mlon=27.75747#map=17/-15.85477/27.75747) Hotel Tony's · Ngwezi 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99005&mlon=27.59675#map=17/-15.99005/27.59675) Mall Daisphen plazza · Kaonga 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85734&mlon=27.76441#map=17/-15.85734/27.76441) School Kalama · Kalama 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.94505&mlon=27.50761#map=17/-15.94505/27.50761) Police station Mazabuka Police Station · Kaonga 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85893&mlon=27.75759#map=17/-15.85893/27.75759) 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 Kalama Ward Places mapped inside Kalama 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 Magoye Constituency - Chivuna - Itebe - Mbaya - Munenga - Munjile - Musuma - Mwanachingwala - Nachipooma - Ngwezi - Nkonkola ## Quick answers - Where is Kalama Ward?In Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Kalama Ward?Itebe Ward, Kaila Ward, Keemba Ward, Munenga Ward, Mwanachingwala Ward, Nalubanda Ward and Ngwezi Ward - What time zone is Kalama Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Kalama Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Kalama Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kalama Ward?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kalama Ward?Settlements lie between 981 m and 1,050 m - What is the best time to visit Kalama Ward?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kalama Ward?Magoye Clinic, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kalama Ward?First National Bank (FNB), about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalama Ward?SGC, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kalama Ward?ZM109007128010 (OCHA common operational dataset)