# Area 21 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-21/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 21

Area 21 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **4.15 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.2km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,100 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 21?

Area 21 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 17](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-17/), [Area 22](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-22/), [Area 23](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-23/), [Area 35](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-35/), [Area 44](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-44/), [Area 7](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-7/) and [Area 8](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-8/). By area it is the 375th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.0% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 21 is about 3.8 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9927° N, 33.8106° 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 21

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Area 21.

- Area 21
- Chilinde

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 21 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 21

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kamuzu Barracks Hospital · Area 35 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98177&mlon=33.82097#map=17/-13.98177/33.82097) 

Bank FMB ATM · Area 21 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00335&mlon=33.81599#map=17/-14.00335/33.81599) 

ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Biwi Service Station · Area 8 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99750&mlon=33.79145#map=17/-13.99750/33.79145) 

Hotel BlueMoon Lodge · Area 8 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99790&mlon=33.79074#map=17/-13.99790/33.79074) 

Mall Golden Peacock Shopping Centre · Area 13 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95945&mlon=33.79960#map=17/-13.95945/33.79960) 

School Chiwoko L.E.A Primary School · Area 21 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99101&mlon=33.80795#map=17/-13.99101/33.80795) 

College Music Crossroad Lilongwe · Area 23 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00606&mlon=33.81562#map=17/-14.00606/33.81562) 

Police station Kawale Police · Area 7 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98872&mlon=33.79611#map=17/-13.98872/33.79611) 

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 21

Places mapped inside Area 21 in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools4
- Restaurants1

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 18
- Area 19
- Area 2
- Area 20
- 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 21?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 21?Area 17, Area 22, Area 23, Area 35, Area 44, Area 7 and Area 8
- How many villages are in Area 21?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Area 21?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 21?Kamuzu Barracks Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 21?FMB ATM, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 21?Capital Hill, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 21?TotalEnergies Biwi Service Station, about 2.1 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Area 21?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 21?MW21051 (OCHA common operational dataset)