# Mponela Urban Traditional authority, Dowa District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/mponela-urban/

Traditional authority · Dowa District 

# Mponela Urban

Mponela Urban is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dowa District, Central Region. It covers **10.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.3km²
- 12mapped services
- 1,218 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mponela Urban?

Mponela Urban lies in [Dowa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Dzoole](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-dzoole/) and [TA Mponela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-mponela/). By area it is the 336th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.3% of [Dowa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/). The centre of Mponela Urban is about 48 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 25 km from Dowa, the main town of Dowa District. The centre point is at -13.5391° N, 33.7409° E.

Source: [National Statistics Office of Malawi via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mwi).

## Villages and localities in Mponela Urban

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mponela Urban. The largest with a recorded population: Mponela (27,681).

- Mponela

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 Mponela Urban and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dowa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,071 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (290 mm) and the driest Jun (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
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- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 290 

Feb 21 222 

Mar 21 168 

Apr 20 47 

May 18 8 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 2 

Aug 19 2 

Sep 22 4 

Oct 24 11 

Nov 25 68 

Dec 23 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mponela Urban

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mponela Rural Hospital · Mponela Urban 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53282&mlon=33.73718#map=17/-13.53282/33.73718) 

Bank NBS Bank · Mponela Urban 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53750&mlon=33.74065#map=17/-13.53750/33.74065) 

ATM MyBucks · TA Mkukula 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66466&mlon=33.86821#map=17/-13.66466/33.86821) 

Petrol pump Puma · Mponela Urban 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53506&mlon=33.74007#map=17/-13.53506/33.74007) 

Hotel Mbolembole Motel · Mponela Urban 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.54389&mlon=33.74107#map=17/-13.54389/33.74107) 

School St. Chavara Girls' Secondary School · TA Mponela 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.52684&mlon=33.70818#map=17/-13.52684/33.70818) 

College DAPP DOWA Teachers Training College · TA Msakambewa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.65185&mlon=33.86638#map=17/-13.65185/33.86638) 

Police station Dzaleka Police Station · TA Mkukula 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66375&mlon=33.86897#map=17/-13.66375/33.86897) 

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 Mponela Urban

Places mapped inside Mponela Urban in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks5
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels3

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 traditional authorities in Dowa District

- Dowa Boma
- TA Chakhaza
- TA Chiwere
- TA Dzoole
- TA Kayembe
- TA Mkukula
- TA Mponela
- TA Msakambewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Mponela Urban?In Dowa District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Mponela Urban?TA Dzoole and TA Mponela
- How many villages are in Mponela Urban?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mponela Urban?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mponela Urban?Mponela Rural Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mponela Urban?NBS Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mponela Urban?MyBucks, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mponela Urban?Puma, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mponela Urban?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Mponela Urban?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mponela Urban?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mponela Urban?MW20421 (OCHA common operational dataset)