# Monze Urban Ward Ward, Monze Central Constituency – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/monze-central/monze-urban/ Ward · Monze Central Constituency # Monze Urban Ward Monze Urban Ward is a ward of Zambia in Monze Central Constituency, Monze District, Southern Province. It covers **82.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 82.1km² - 23mapped services - 1,118 mtypical elevation ## Where is Monze Urban Ward? Monze Urban Ward lies in [Monze Central Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/monze-central/), [Monze District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 7 other wards: [Chona Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/chona/), [Choongo East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/bweengwa/choongo-east/), [Hufwa-Hamapande Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/monze-central/hufwa-hamapande/), [Manungu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/monze-central/manungu/), [Mayaba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/monze-central/mayaba/), [Mwanza Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/mwanza-central/) and [Mwanza West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/mwanza-west/). By area it is the 1414th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 4.6% of [Monze Central Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/monze-central/). The centre of Monze Urban Ward is about 123 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 16.2424° S, 27.5269° 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). ## Things to see in and around Monze Urban Ward ### Nearby, outside Monze Urban Ward - Fort Monze · castle or fort, Chisekese17 km - Fort Monze Cemetery · memorial, Chisekese18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Monze Urban 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) · Lusaka142 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba148 km ### Nearest railway station Monze (Monze Urban), about 6.0 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 06:34, 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 2026-11-02](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 Monze Urban Ward Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Monze Urban Ward. The largest with a recorded population: Monze (60,281). Settlements here lie between about 1,098 m and 1,131 m above sea level (median 1,118 m). - Monze - Mulambwa - Siaruyendi - Simwelezhya 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 Monze Urban Ward Named natural and historic features inside Monze Urban Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mayando ### History 1 ancient site. - Monze Donga 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 Monze Urban Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monze 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 Monze Urban Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Monze Mission Hospital · Monze Urban 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27449&mlon=27.47468#map=17/-16.27449/27.47468) Bank Barclay's · Monze Urban 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27885&mlon=27.47849#map=17/-16.27885/27.47849) ATM IZB · Chisekese 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.51769&mlon=27.36468#map=17/-16.51769/27.36468) Petrol pump Puma · Monze Urban 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27114&mlon=27.47579#map=17/-16.27114/27.47579) Hotel Golden Pillow · Monze Urban 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26253&mlon=27.47429#map=17/-16.26253/27.47429) School MONZE EAST · Monze Urban 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27241&mlon=27.51824#map=17/-16.27241/27.51824) College Zambia College of Agriculture- Monze · Manungu 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.28523&mlon=27.51915#map=17/-16.28523/27.51915) Police station Monze Police Station · Monze Urban 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27717&mlon=27.48301#map=17/-16.27717/27.48301) 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 Monze Urban Ward Places mapped inside Monze Urban Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels5 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants5 - Police stations1 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 Monze Central Constituency - Bbombo - Chipembele - Chisekese - Hamamvwa - Hatontola - Hufwa-Hamapande - Katimba - Manungu - Mayaba - Singonya - Ufwenuka ## Quick answers - Where is Monze Urban Ward?In Monze Central Constituency, Monze District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Monze Urban Ward?Chona Ward, Choongo East Ward, Hufwa-Hamapande Ward, Manungu Ward, Mayaba Ward, Mwanza Central Ward and Mwanza West Ward - What is there to see in Monze Urban Ward?Fort Monze, Fort Monze Cemetery - What time zone is Monze Urban Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Monze Urban Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Monze Urban Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Monze Urban Ward?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Monze Urban Ward?Settlements lie between 1,098 m and 1,131 m - What is the best time to visit Monze Urban Ward?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Monze Urban Ward?Monze Mission Hospital, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Monze Urban Ward?Barclay's, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Monze Urban Ward?IZB, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Monze Urban Ward?Puma, about 6.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Monze Urban Ward?1 mapped - How many banks are in Monze Urban Ward?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Monze Urban Ward?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Monze Urban Ward?ZM109008131020 (OCHA common operational dataset)