# Area 33 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-33/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 33

Area 33 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **2.90 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.9km²
- 17mapped services
- 1,056 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 33?

Area 33 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 13](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-13/), [Area 16](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-16/), [Area 2](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-2/), [Area 32](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-32/), [Area 34](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-34/), [Area 4](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-4/), [Area 40](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-40/) and [Area 7](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-7/). By area it is the 387th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.7% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 33 is about 1.0 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9758° N, 33.7876° 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 33

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Area 33. The largest with a recorded population: Lilongwe (1,115,815).

- Lilongwe
- Namgwagwa

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 33 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 33

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital UNC Project · Area 33 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97606&mlon=33.78677#map=17/-13.97606/33.78677) 

Bank Reserve Bank Of Malawi · Area 16 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96329&mlon=33.78963#map=17/-13.96329/33.78963) 

ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) 

Petrol pump Puma · Area 33 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98239&mlon=33.78554#map=17/-13.98239/33.78554) 

Hotel Wakawaka Hotel · Area 33 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97546&mlon=33.78918#map=17/-13.97546/33.78918) 

Mall Lilongwe City centre · Area 19 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96049&mlon=33.79279#map=17/-13.96049/33.79279) 

School Likuni Girls Secondary School. · Area 33 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98330&mlon=33.78330#map=17/-13.98330/33.78330) 

College KCN Lilongwe Campus · Area 33 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97924&mlon=33.78577#map=17/-13.97924/33.78577) 

Police station Sanctuary Police Unit · Area 40 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96537&mlon=33.78618#map=17/-13.96537/33.78618) 

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 33

Places mapped inside Area 33 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals6
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels3
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities2
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants2

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 3
- Area 30
- Area 31
- Area 32
- 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 33?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 33?Area 13, Area 16, Area 2, Area 32, Area 34, Area 4, Area 40 and Area 7
- How many villages are in Area 33?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Area 33?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 33?UNC Project, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 33?Reserve Bank Of Malawi, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 33?Capital Hill, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 33?Puma, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Area 33?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Area 33?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 33?MW21063 (OCHA common operational dataset)
