# Area 18 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-18/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 18

Area 18 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **2.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.6km²
- 9mapped services
- 1,050 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 18?

Area 18 lies in [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [Area 10](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-10/), [Area 14](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-14/), [Area 30](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-30/), [Area 32](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-32/), [Area 47](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-47/), [Area 49](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-49/) and [Area 50](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-50/). By area it is the 392nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.6% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 18 is about 3.2 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9415° N, 33.7731° 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 Area 18

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Area 18.

- Area 18
- Lingadzi

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 Area 18 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Lilongwe City, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,047 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (307 mm) and the driest Jun (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 307 

Feb 21 216 

Mar 21 151 

Apr 19 40 

May 18 6 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 3 

Aug 18 2 

Sep 21 3 

Oct 24 12 

Nov 25 63 

Dec 23 242 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Area 18

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Asamala Health Services · Area 18 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94451&mlon=33.77049#map=17/-13.94451/33.77049) 

Bank Lilongwe water board payment office · Area 20 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93862&mlon=33.78706#map=17/-13.93862/33.78706) 

ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) 

Petrol pump Area 18 Puma Gas Station · Area 18 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94408&mlon=33.77964#map=17/-13.94408/33.77964) 

Hotel Lingadzi inn · Area 18 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94237&mlon=33.77883#map=17/-13.94237/33.77883) 

Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) 

School Chatuwa Primary School · Area 18 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93533&mlon=33.77255#map=17/-13.93533/33.77255) 

College Ntonda community day secondary school · Area 18 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93644&mlon=33.78382#map=17/-13.93644/33.78382) 

Police station Lingadzi Police Station · Area 18 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94334&mlon=33.77957#map=17/-13.94334/33.77957) 

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 Area 18

Places mapped inside Area 18 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1
- 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 traditional authorities in Lilongwe City

- Area 1
- Area 10
- Area 11
- Area 12
- Area 13
- Area 14
- Area 15
- Area 16
- Area 17
- Area 19
- Area 2
- Area 20
- Area 21
- Area 22
- Area 23
- Area 24
- Area 25
- Area 26
- Area 27
- Area 28
- Area 29
- Area 3
- Area 30
- Area 31
- Area 32
- Area 33
- Area 34
- Area 35
- Area 36
- Area 37
- Area 38
- Area 39
- Area 4
- Area 40
- Area 41
- Area 42
- Area 43
- Area 44
- Area 45
- Area 46
- Area 47
- Area 48
- Area 49
- Area 5
- Area 50
- Area 51
- Area 52
- Area 53
- Area 54
- Area 55
- Area 56
- Area 57
- Area 58
- Area 6
- Area 7
- Area 8
- Area 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Area 18?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 18?Area 10, Area 14, Area 30, Area 32, Area 47, Area 49 and Area 50
- How many villages are in Area 18?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Area 18?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 18?Asamala Health Services, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 18?Lilongwe water board payment office, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 18?Capital Hill, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 18?Area 18 Puma Gas Station, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Area 18?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Area 18?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 18?MW21048 (OCHA common operational dataset)