# Mwanachingwala Ward Ward, Magoye Constituency – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/mwanachingwala/ Ward · Magoye Constituency # Mwanachingwala Ward Mwanachingwala Ward is a ward of Zambia in Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province. It covers **80.1 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 80.1km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Mwanachingwala Ward? Mwanachingwala 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: [Itebe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/itebe/), [Kalama Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/kalama/), [Munenga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/munenga/), [Nachipooma Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/nachipooma/), [Ngwezi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/ngwezi/) and [Siyoowi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/mazabuka-central/siyoowi/). By area it is the 1419th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 3.5% of [Magoye Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/). The centre of Mwanachingwala Ward is about 91 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 15.8853° S, 27.5981° 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: Mwanachingwala 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) · Lusaka110 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba154 km ### Nearest railway station Magoye (Ngwezi), about 13 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:33, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Mwanachingwala Ward Named natural and historic features inside Mwanachingwala Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lake Chalimbana ### History 1 ancient site. - Magoye Railway Crossing 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 Mwanachingwala 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 Mwanachingwala Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Magoye Clinic · Ngwezi 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00276&mlon=27.60697#map=17/-16.00276/27.60697) Bank First National Bank (FNB) · Kaonga 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85828&mlon=27.76353#map=17/-15.85828/27.76353) ATM FNB · Lubombo 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.86388&mlon=27.87522#map=17/-15.86388/27.87522) Petrol pump SGC · Mazabuka Central 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85477&mlon=27.75747#map=17/-15.85477/27.75747) Hotel Tony's · Ngwezi 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99005&mlon=27.59675#map=17/-15.99005/27.59675) Mall Daisphen plazza · Kaonga 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85734&mlon=27.76441#map=17/-15.85734/27.76441) School MUKUYU · Mwanachingwala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.88167&mlon=27.59053#map=17/-15.88167/27.59053) College PEA Atlantic College - Zambia · Magoba 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.62304&mlon=27.77344#map=17/-15.62304/27.77344) Police station Mazabuka Police Station · Kaonga 17 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 Mwanachingwala Ward Places mapped inside Mwanachingwala 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 - Kalama - Mbaya - Munenga - Munjile - Musuma - Nachipooma - Ngwezi - Nkonkola ## Quick answers - Where is Mwanachingwala Ward?In Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Mwanachingwala Ward?Itebe Ward, Kalama Ward, Munenga Ward, Nachipooma Ward, Ngwezi Ward and Siyoowi Ward - What time zone is Mwanachingwala Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mwanachingwala Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Mwanachingwala Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Mwanachingwala Ward?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mwanachingwala Ward?Magoye Clinic, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mwanachingwala Ward?First National Bank (FNB), about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mwanachingwala Ward?FNB, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mwanachingwala Ward?SGC, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mwanachingwala Ward?ZM109007128008 (OCHA common operational dataset)