# Area 44 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-44/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 44 Area 44 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **36.4 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 36.4km² - 3mapped services - 1,057 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 44? Area 44 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 10 other traditional authorities: [Area 10](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-10/), [Area 21](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-21/), [Area 23](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-23/), [Area 27](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-27/), [Area 35](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-35/), [Area 39](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-39/), [Area 41](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-41/), [Area 43](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-43/), [TA Chimutu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chimutu/) and [TA Tsabango](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-tsabango/). By area it is the 285th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.0% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 44 is about 6.0 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9439° N, 33.8376° 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 44 Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Area 44. Settlements here lie between about 1,006 m and 1,124 m above sea level (median 1,057 m). - Area 44 - Chikonso - Chilumpha - Chiuta - Kauma - Kumatundu - Liwewe - Ntande - Tsoka 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 44 Named natural and historic features inside Area 44, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chikowa - Nankhaya 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 44 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 44 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MASM Area 43 · Area 43 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93180&mlon=33.80979#map=17/-13.93180/33.80979) Bank First Merchant Bank (FMB Bank) · Area 19 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95754&mlon=33.79274#map=17/-13.95754/33.79274) ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) Petrol pump Total Area 12 · Area 12 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95511&mlon=33.80978#map=17/-13.95511/33.80978) Hotel Douglas Lodge · Area 44 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94910&mlon=33.82899#map=17/-13.94910/33.82899) Mall Golden Peacock Shopping Centre · Area 13 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95945&mlon=33.79960#map=17/-13.95945/33.79960) School The Learning Centre · Area 12 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94912&mlon=33.81387#map=17/-13.94912/33.81387) College Pentecostal Life University · Area 13 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95947&mlon=33.79993#map=17/-13.95947/33.79993) Police station Area 12 Police Station · Area 12 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95465&mlon=33.80913#map=17/-13.95465/33.80913) 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 44 Places mapped inside Area 44 in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools1 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 43 - 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 44?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 44?Area 10, Area 21, Area 23, Area 27, Area 35, Area 39, Area 41, Area 43, TA Chimutu and TA Tsabango - How many villages are in Area 44?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Area 44?Settlements lie between 1,006 m and 1,124 m - What is the best time to visit Area 44?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 44?MASM Area 43, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 44?First Merchant Bank (FMB Bank), about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 44?Capital Hill, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 44?Total Area 12, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Area 44?MW21074 (OCHA common operational dataset)