# Area 26 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-26/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 26

Area 26 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **11.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11.0km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,185 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 26?

Area 26 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 6 other traditional authorities: [Area 25](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-25/), [Area 27](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-27/), [Area 29](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-29/), [Area 51](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-51/), [Area 54](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-54/) and [Area 55](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-55/). By area it is the 331st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.7% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 26 is about 11 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.8704° N, 33.7930° 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 26

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Area 26.

- Chimwanya
- Magwere

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 26 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 26

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Daeyang Luke Hospital · Area 27 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87471&mlon=33.80820#map=17/-13.87471/33.80820) 

Bank Standard Bank · Area 29 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.88780&mlon=33.79848#map=17/-13.88780/33.79848) 

ATM FDH Bank · Area 29 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89108&mlon=33.80050#map=17/-13.89108/33.80050) 

Petrol pump Puma Kanengo · Area 26 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89396&mlon=33.79271#map=17/-13.89396/33.79271) 

Hotel Kwathu Boutique Hotels · Area 54 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.85794&mlon=33.81017#map=17/-13.85794/33.81017) 

Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) 

School Tinec Nursery and Primary School · Area 26 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87935&mlon=33.78250#map=17/-13.87935/33.78250) 

College Malawi Institute of Management · Area 27 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87234&mlon=33.80371#map=17/-13.87234/33.80371) 

Police station Kanengo Police Station · Area 25 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89320&mlon=33.76959#map=17/-13.89320/33.76959) 

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 26

Places mapped inside Area 26 in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2
- 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 21
- Area 22
- Area 23
- Area 24
- Area 25
- 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 26?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 26?Area 25, Area 27, Area 29, Area 51, Area 54 and Area 55
- How many villages are in Area 26?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Area 26?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 26?Daeyang Luke Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 26?Standard Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 26?FDH Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 26?Puma Kanengo, about 2.6 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Area 26?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 26?MW21056 (OCHA common operational dataset)