# Nkonkola Ward Ward, Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District

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Ward · Magoye Constituency 

# Nkonkola Ward

Nkonkola Ward is a ward of Zambia in Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province. It covers **184.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 185km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,328 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nkonkola Ward?

Nkonkola 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 4 other wards: [Chivuna Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/chivuna/), [Mabwetuba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/chikankata/chikankata/mabwetuba/), [Mbaya Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/mbaya/) and [Moomba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/moomba/). By area it is the 1080th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 8.1% of [Magoye Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/). The centre of Nkonkola Ward is about 100 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 16.2515° S, 27.9573° 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: Nkonkola 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) · Kariba103 km
- Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) · Lusaka115 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:30) 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 Nkonkola Ward

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nkonkola Ward.

- Chikanda Muchili

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).

## Weather in Nkonkola Ward and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mazabuka District, the warmest month is Oct (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 299 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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**.

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- Feb
- Mar
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- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 197 

Feb 21 142 

Mar 21 93 

Apr 20 25 

May 19 2 

Jun 16 1 

Jul 16 0 

Aug 19 0 

Sep 23 1 

Oct 25 11 

Nov 25 88 

Dec 22 208 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nkonkola Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chivuna Mission Hospital · Chivuna 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.18475&mlon=27.82336#map=17/-16.18475/27.82336) 

Hotel Kafue Grand Resort · Mbaya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.14568&mlon=27.95471#map=17/-16.14568/27.95471) 

School Sianzala · Nkonkola 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25896&mlon=27.96323#map=17/-16.25896/27.96323) 

College C.C.N · Mabwetuba 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.22971&mlon=28.14261#map=17/-16.22971/28.14261) 

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 Nkonkola Ward

Places mapped inside Nkonkola Ward in open map data, by type.

- Schools5

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
- Mwanachingwala
- Nachipooma
- Ngwezi

## Quick answers

- Where is Nkonkola Ward?In Magoye Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province, Zambia
- What borders Nkonkola Ward?Chivuna Ward, Mabwetuba Ward, Mbaya Ward and Moomba Ward
- What time zone is Nkonkola Ward in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Nkonkola Ward?Kwacha (ZMW)
- What language is spoken in Nkonkola Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Nkonkola Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nkonkola Ward?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nkonkola Ward?Chivuna Mission Hospital, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nkonkola Ward?ZM109007128001 (OCHA common operational dataset)