# Mwanza West Ward Ward, Moomba Constituency, Monze District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/mwanza-west/ Ward · Moomba Constituency # Mwanza West Ward Mwanza West Ward is a ward of Zambia in Moomba Constituency, Monze District, Southern Province. It covers **154.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 155km² - 2mapped services - 1,070 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mwanza West Ward? Mwanza West Ward lies in [Moomba Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/), [Monze District](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/), [Zambia](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/). It borders 6 other wards: [Choongo East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/bweengwa/choongo-east/), [Keemba Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/bweengwa/keemba/), [Monze Urban Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/monze-central/monze-urban/), [Munjile Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/munjile/), [Mwanza Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/mwanza-central/) and [Ngwezi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/mazabuka/magoye/ngwezi/). By area it is the 1164th largest of 1,853 wards in Zambia. It covers 16.9% of [Moomba Constituency](https://wherepedia.org/zambia/southern/monze/moomba/). The centre of Mwanza West Ward is about 110 km in a straight line from Lusaka, the capital. The centre point is at 16.1290° S, 27.5845° 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: Mwanza West 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) · Lusaka128 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba145 km ### Nearest railway station Tambero (Mwanza West), about 4.2 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 Mwanza West Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mwanza West Ward. - Tonga 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 Mwanza West Ward Named natural and historic features inside Mwanza West Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Malimba - Mambwe-a-Meneni - Nachinde - Nalube - Namaloba ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Kalundu Ka Ngoma · 1,106 m - Chilalu · 1,078 m ### History 3 ancient sites. - Magoye River - Magoye River - Magoye River Dam 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 Mwanza West 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 Mwanza West Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Magoye Clinic · Ngwezi 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00276&mlon=27.60697#map=17/-16.00276/27.60697) Bank Barclay's · Monze Urban 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27885&mlon=27.47849#map=17/-16.27885/27.47849) Petrol pump Puma · Monze Urban 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27114&mlon=27.47579#map=17/-16.27114/27.47579) Hotel Ambassadors · Ngwezi 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00671&mlon=27.60625#map=17/-16.00671/27.60625) Mall Daisphen plazza · Kaonga 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85734&mlon=27.76441#map=17/-15.85734/27.76441) School Kalundu · Mwanza West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.13109&mlon=27.56664#map=17/-16.13109/27.56664) College Zambia College of Agriculture- Monze · Manungu 19 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 20 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 Mwanza West Ward Places mapped inside Mwanza West 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 Moomba Constituency - Chona - Moomba - Mwanza Central - Mwanza East ## Quick answers - Where is Mwanza West Ward?In Moomba Constituency, Monze District, Southern Province, Zambia - What borders Mwanza West Ward?Choongo East Ward, Keemba Ward, Monze Urban Ward, Munjile Ward, Mwanza Central Ward and Ngwezi Ward - What time zone is Mwanza West Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mwanza West Ward?Kwacha (ZMW) - What language is spoken in Mwanza West Ward?English, Bemba, Lozi (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mwanza West Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mwanza West Ward?Kalundu Ka Ngoma (1,106 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mwanza West Ward?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mwanza West Ward?Magoye Clinic, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mwanza West Ward?Barclay's, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mwanza West Ward?Puma, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mwanza West Ward?ZM109008132021 (OCHA common operational dataset)