# Area 28 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-28/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 28 Area 28 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **1.82 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 10mapped services - 1,114 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 28? Area 28 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 5 other traditional authorities: [Area 29](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-29/), [Area 30](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-30/), [Area 43](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-43/), [Area 50](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-50/) and [Area 51](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-51/). By area it is the 407th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.5% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 28 is about 6.3 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9101° N, 33.7830° 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 28 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Area 28. - Chilunga - Kampambe 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Area 28 Named natural and historic features inside Area 28, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Chamfisi 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 28 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 28 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zomba Central Hospital · Area 43 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92746&mlon=33.80927#map=17/-13.92746/33.80927) Bank Malawi Police SACCO · Area 28 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91445&mlon=33.78421#map=17/-13.91445/33.78421) ATM FDH Bank · Area 29 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89108&mlon=33.80050#map=17/-13.89108/33.80050) Petrol pump Total Kanengo A30 · Area 28 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91606&mlon=33.78757#map=17/-13.91606/33.78757) Hotel Barefoot Lodge and Safaris · Area 28 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91447&mlon=33.78420#map=17/-13.91447/33.78420) Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) School Lilongwe Demo · Area 25 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89219&mlon=33.77646#map=17/-13.89219/33.77646) College Guidance Councelling and Youth Development Centre for Africa · Area 43 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91715&mlon=33.78894#map=17/-13.91715/33.78894) Police station Police HQ · Area 30 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92780&mlon=33.78663#map=17/-13.92780/33.78663) 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 28 Places mapped inside Area 28 in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants4 - Dental clinics1 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 27 - 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 28?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 28?Area 29, Area 30, Area 43, Area 50 and Area 51 - How many villages are in Area 28?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Area 28?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 28?Zomba Central Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 28?Malawi Police SACCO, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 28?FDH Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 28?Total Kanengo A30, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many banks are in Area 28?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Area 28?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Area 28?MW21058 (OCHA common operational dataset)