# Area 43 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-43/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 43

Area 43 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **11.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11.7km²
- 17mapped services
- 1,074 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 43?

Area 43 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 7 other traditional authorities: [Area 10](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-10/), [Area 28](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-28/), [Area 29](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-29/), [Area 30](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-30/), [Area 39](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-39/), [Area 44](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-44/) and [Area 51](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-51/). By area it is the 327th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.9% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 43 is about 5.4 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9209° N, 33.8030° 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 43

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Area 43. Settlements here lie between about 1,066 m and 1,078 m above sea level (median 1,074 m).

- Dsoka
- Kacitsa
- Mdimba

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 43 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 43

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zomba Central Hospital · Area 43 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92746&mlon=33.80927#map=17/-13.92746/33.80927) 

Bank Malawi Police SACCO · Area 28 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91445&mlon=33.78421#map=17/-13.91445/33.78421) 

ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) 

Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Area 43 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92655&mlon=33.78951#map=17/-13.92655/33.78951) 

Hotel Ufulu Gardens Hotel and Conference Center · Area 43 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92626&mlon=33.80406#map=17/-13.92626/33.80406) 

Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) 

School Mercy High Sch. · Area 39 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.90241&mlon=33.80974#map=17/-13.90241/33.80974) 

College Guidance Councelling and Youth Development Centre for Africa · Area 43 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91715&mlon=33.78894#map=17/-13.91715/33.78894) 

Police station Police Headquarters · Area 30 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92840&mlon=33.78736#map=17/-13.92840/33.78736) 

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 43

Places mapped inside Area 43 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels9
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants3

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 33
- Area 34
- Area 35
- Area 36
- Area 37
- Area 38
- Area 39
- Area 4
- Area 40
- Area 41
- Area 42
- 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 43?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 43?Area 10, Area 28, Area 29, Area 30, Area 39, Area 44 and Area 51
- How many villages are in Area 43?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Area 43?Settlements lie between 1,066 m and 1,078 m
- What is the best time to visit Area 43?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 43?Zomba Central Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 43?Malawi Police SACCO, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 43?Capital Hill, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 43?Total Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Area 43?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Area 43?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 43?MW21073 (OCHA common operational dataset)