# Area 3 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-3/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 3 Area 3 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **6.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 61 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.1km² - 61mapped services - 1,056 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 3? Area 3 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 8 other traditional authorities: [Area 2](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-2/), [Area 36](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-36/), [Area 37](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-37/), [Area 4](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-4/), [Area 45](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-45/), [Area 46](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-46/), [Area 5](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-5/) and [Area 9](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-9/). By area it is the 360th 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 3 is about 4.5 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9962° N, 33.7581° 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 3 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Area 3. - Kumlira 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 3 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 3 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Moyowathu HealthCare Services · Area 3 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00112&mlon=33.75746#map=17/-14.00112/33.75746) Bank NBS Bank ATM · Area 3 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98757&mlon=33.76696#map=17/-13.98757/33.76696) ATM Standard Bank · Area 6 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97304&mlon=33.75778#map=17/-13.97304/33.75778) Petrol pump Total · Area 3 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98779&mlon=33.76591#map=17/-13.98779/33.76591) Hotel Cakes lodge · Area 3 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99403&mlon=33.75581#map=17/-13.99403/33.75581) Mall Gateway Mall Malawi · Area 3 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98824&mlon=33.75760#map=17/-13.98824/33.75760) School Good Shepherd International School · Area 3 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99604&mlon=33.75956#map=17/-13.99604/33.75956) College K&M ScHool of AccOuNtancY · Area 3 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99077&mlon=33.76786#map=17/-13.99077/33.76786) Police station Malawi Police Lilongwe · Area 3 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98968&mlon=33.76920#map=17/-13.98968/33.76920) 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 3 Places mapped inside Area 3 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels16 - Shopping malls2 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants18 - Police stations2 - Dental clinics3 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 28 - Area 29 - 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 3?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 3?Area 2, Area 36, Area 37, Area 4, Area 45, Area 46, Area 5 and Area 9 - How many villages are in Area 3?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Area 3?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 3?Moyowathu HealthCare Services, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 3?NBS Bank ATM, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 3?Standard Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 3?Total, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Area 3?2 mapped - How many banks are in Area 3?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Area 3?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Area 3?MW21033 (OCHA common operational dataset)