# Area 45 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-45/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 45 Area 45 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **13.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.7km² - 4mapped services - 1,071 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 45? Area 45 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 9 other traditional authorities: [Area 3](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-3/), [Area 36](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-36/), [Area 37](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-37/), [Area 46](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-46/), [Area 57](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-57/), [Area 58](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-58/), [TA Kalumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-kalumba/), [TA Malili](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-malili/) and [TA Tsabango](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-tsabango/). By area it is the 318th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.4% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 45 is about 7.6 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -14.0224° N, 33.7456° 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 45 Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Area 45. Settlements here lie between about 1,047 m and 1,082 m above sea level (median 1,071 m). - Bwamba - Kaole - Mitengo - Msokoneza 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 45 Named natural and historic features inside Area 45, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Dyankuno - Kadakala - Katete 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 45 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 45 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Moyowathu HealthCare Services · Area 3 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00112&mlon=33.75746#map=17/-14.00112/33.75746) Bank FMB · Area 45 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02586&mlon=33.71307#map=17/-14.02586/33.71307) ATM NBS Bank · Area 45 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02610&mlon=33.71266#map=17/-14.02610/33.71266) Petrol pump Energem · Area 45 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02613&mlon=33.71283#map=17/-14.02613/33.71283) Hotel Welcome Lodge · Area 3 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00106&mlon=33.76082#map=17/-14.00106/33.76082) Mall Gateway Mall Malawi · Area 3 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98824&mlon=33.75760#map=17/-13.98824/33.75760) School Taste of Malawi · Area 46 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00619&mlon=33.73349#map=17/-14.00619/33.73349) College K&M ScHool of AccOuNtancY · Area 3 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99077&mlon=33.76786#map=17/-13.99077/33.76786) Police station Lilongwe Police Station · Area 3 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98994&mlon=33.76946#map=17/-13.98994/33.76946) 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 45 Places mapped inside Area 45 in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Pharmacies1 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 44 - 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 45?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 45?Area 3, Area 36, Area 37, Area 46, Area 57, Area 58, TA Kalumba, TA Malili and TA Tsabango - How many villages are in Area 45?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Area 45?Settlements lie between 1,047 m and 1,082 m - What is the best time to visit Area 45?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 45?Moyowathu HealthCare Services, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 45?FMB, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 45?NBS Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 45?Energem, about 3.6 km from the centre - How many banks are in Area 45?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Area 45?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Area 45?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Area 45?MW21075 (OCHA common operational dataset)