# Area 27 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-27/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 27

Area 27 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **5.97 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.0km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Area 27?

Area 27 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 26](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-26/), [Area 29](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-29/), [Area 39](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-39/), [Area 44](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-44/), [Area 54](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-54/) and [TA Chimutu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chimutu/). By area it is the 362nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.5% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 27 is about 10 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.8788° 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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Area 27

Named natural and historic features inside Area 27, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Kanengwe · 1,181 m

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 Area 27 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 27

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Daeyang Luke Hospital · Area 27 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87619&mlon=33.80879#map=17/-13.87619/33.80879) 

Bank Standard Bank · Area 29 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.88780&mlon=33.79848#map=17/-13.88780/33.79848) 

ATM FDH Bank · Area 29 1.7 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 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) 

School Mercy High Sch. · Area 39 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89341&mlon=33.81987#map=17/-13.89341/33.81987) 

College Daeyang University - DCN · Area 27 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87531&mlon=33.80833#map=17/-13.87531/33.80833) 

Police station Kanengo Police Station · Area 25 4.7 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 27

Places mapped inside Area 27 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Colleges and universities2

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 26
- 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 27?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 27?Area 26, Area 29, Area 39, Area 44, Area 54 and TA Chimutu
- What is the highest point in Area 27?Kanengwe (1,181 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Area 27?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 27?Daeyang Luke Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 27?Standard Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 27?FDH Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 27?Puma Kanengo, about 2.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Area 27?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 27?MW21057 (OCHA common operational dataset)