# Bennie Mwiinga Ward, Mazabuka Central Constituency – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/mazabuka-central/bennie-mwiinga/ Ward · Mazabuka Central Constituency # Bennie Mwiinga Ward Bennie Mwiinga Ward is a ward of Zambia in Mazabuka Central Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province. It covers **54.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 54.6km² - 2mapped services - 1,046 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bennie Mwiinga Ward? Bennie Mwiinga Ward lies in [Mazabuka Central Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/mazabuka-central/), [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: [Chizobo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/mazabuka-central/chizobo/), [Kaonga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/mazabuka-central/kaonga/), [Mazabuka Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/mazabuka-central/mazabuka-central/), [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 1513th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 3.1% of [Mazabuka Central Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/mazabuka-central/). The centre of Bennie Mwiinga Ward is about 82 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 15.9014° S, 27.7129° 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: Bennie Mwiinga 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) · Lusaka101 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba143 km ### Nearest railway station Mazabuka (Mazabuka Central), about 7.3 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 17:44). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Bennie Mwiinga Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bennie Mwiinga Ward. - Kaleya - Sindamu 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 Bennie Mwiinga Ward Named natural and historic features inside Bennie Mwiinga Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 ancient site. - Kaleya River 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 Bennie Mwiinga 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 Bennie Mwiinga Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mazabuka General Hospital · Mazabuka Central 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85482&mlon=27.73377#map=17/-15.85482/27.73377) Bank ZANACO · Kaonga 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.86062&mlon=27.76404#map=17/-15.86062/27.76404) ATM FNB · Lubombo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.86388&mlon=27.87522#map=17/-15.86388/27.87522) Petrol pump Engen · Kaonga 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85856&mlon=27.75902#map=17/-15.85856/27.75902) Hotel Nakasheke Gardens · Mazabuka Central 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85442&mlon=27.75396#map=17/-15.85442/27.75396) Mall Daisphen plazza · Kaonga 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85734&mlon=27.76441#map=17/-15.85734/27.76441) School Kaleya East · Bennie Mwiinga 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.90633&mlon=27.74312#map=17/-15.90633/27.74312) College PEA Atlantic College - Zambia · Magoba 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.62304&mlon=27.77344#map=17/-15.62304/27.77344) Police station Mazabuka Police Station · Kaonga 6.7 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 Bennie Mwiinga Ward Places mapped inside Bennie Mwiinga 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 Mazabuka Central Constituency - Chizobo - Kaonga - Lubombo - Mazabuka Central - Mugoto - Nakambala - Nega Nega - Siyoowi ## Quick answers - Where is Bennie Mwiinga Ward?In Mazabuka Central Constituency, Mazabuka District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Bennie Mwiinga Ward?Chizobo Ward, Kaonga Ward, Mazabuka Central Ward, Nachipooma Ward, Ngwezi Ward and Siyoowi Ward - What time zone is Bennie Mwiinga Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Bennie Mwiinga Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Bennie Mwiinga Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bennie Mwiinga Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bennie Mwiinga Ward?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Bennie Mwiinga Ward?Mazabuka General Hospital, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bennie Mwiinga Ward?ZANACO, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bennie Mwiinga Ward?FNB, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bennie Mwiinga Ward?Engen, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bennie Mwiinga Ward?ZM109007129014 (OCHA common operational dataset)