# Area 46 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-46/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 46

Area 46 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **10.9 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.9km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,093 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 46?

Area 46 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 3](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-3/), [Area 45](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-45/), [Area 47](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-47/), [Area 56](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-56/), [Area 57](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-57/), [Area 9](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-9/), [TA Malili](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-malili/) and [TA Njewa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-njewa/). By area it is the 332nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.7% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 46 is about 6.5 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9947° N, 33.7343° 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 46

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Area 46. Settlements here lie between about 1,071 m and 1,102 m above sea level (median 1,093 m).

- Chambukira
- Mbinzi
- Njewa

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 46 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 46

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Likuni Mission Hospital · Area 57 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00560&mlon=33.72220#map=17/-14.00560/33.72220) 

Bank Standard Bank · Area 47 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97303&mlon=33.75580#map=17/-13.97303/33.75580) 

ATM Standard Bank · Area 6 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97304&mlon=33.75778#map=17/-13.97304/33.75778) 

Petrol pump Kaunda Puma · Area 47 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97437&mlon=33.74043#map=17/-13.97437/33.74043) 

Hotel Nelly's Guesthouse · Area 9 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98331&mlon=33.74905#map=17/-13.98331/33.74905) 

Mall Lucky One Mall · Area 47 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97355&mlon=33.74057#map=17/-13.97355/33.74057) 

School Taste of Malawi · Area 46 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00619&mlon=33.73349#map=17/-14.00619/33.73349) 

College Lake Malawi Anglican University · Area 47 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97298&mlon=33.75191#map=17/-13.97298/33.75191) 

Police station Road broke · Area 46 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97521&mlon=33.71083#map=17/-13.97521/33.71083) 

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 46

Places mapped inside Area 46 in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools1
- Restaurants2
- Police stations1

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 45
- 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 46?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 46?Area 3, Area 45, Area 47, Area 56, Area 57, Area 9, TA Malili and TA Njewa
- How many villages are in Area 46?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Area 46?Settlements lie between 1,071 m and 1,102 m
- What is the best time to visit Area 46?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 46?Likuni Mission Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 46?Standard Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 46?Standard Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 46?Kaunda Puma, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Area 46?MW21076 (OCHA common operational dataset)