# Area 47 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-47/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 47 Area 47 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **11.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 68 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.2km² - 68mapped services - 1,085 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 47? Area 47 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 11 other traditional authorities: [Area 14](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-14/), [Area 15](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-15/), [Area 18](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-18/), [Area 32](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-32/), [Area 46](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-46/), [Area 48](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-48/), [Area 49](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-49/), [Area 5](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-5/), [Area 56](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-56/), [Area 6](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-6/) and [Area 9](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-9/). By area it is the 329th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.8% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 47 is about 4.2 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9589° N, 33.7488° 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 47 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Area 47. Settlements here lie between about 1,074 m and 1,094 m above sea level (median 1,085 m). - Area 47 - Chigoneka 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 47 Named natural and historic features inside Area 47, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Namanthanga ### Estates 1 estate. - Chaudris Estate 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 47 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 47 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Abc clinic · Area 47 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96692&mlon=33.74356#map=17/-13.96692/33.74356) Bank Standard Bank · Area 47 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97303&mlon=33.75580#map=17/-13.97303/33.75580) ATM Standard Bank Mbowe ATM · Area 47 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97171&mlon=33.75664#map=17/-13.97171/33.75664) Petrol pump Petroda · Area 47 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96270&mlon=33.76194#map=17/-13.96270/33.76194) Hotel Executive Lodge · Area 47 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95772&mlon=33.74690#map=17/-13.95772/33.74690) Mall The Gateway Mall - Lilongwe · Area 47 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96973&mlon=33.74145#map=17/-13.96973/33.74145) School Kiddies Choice Montessory · Area 47 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95613&mlon=33.74592#map=17/-13.95613/33.74592) College African Bible College · Area 47 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96227&mlon=33.74237#map=17/-13.96227/33.74237) Police station Lingadzi Police Station · Area 18 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94334&mlon=33.77957#map=17/-13.94334/33.77957) 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 47 Places mapped inside Area 47 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks1 - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps10 - Hotels11 - Shopping malls8 - Schools21 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants10 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 46 - 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 47?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 47?Area 14, Area 15, Area 18, Area 32, Area 46, Area 48, Area 49, Area 5, Area 56, Area 6 and Area 9 - How many villages are in Area 47?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Area 47?Settlements lie between 1,074 m and 1,094 m - What is the best time to visit Area 47?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 47?Abc clinic, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 47?Standard Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 47?Standard Bank Mbowe ATM, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 47?Petroda, about 1.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Area 47?3 mapped - How many banks are in Area 47?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Area 47?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Area 47?10 mapped - What is the P-code of Area 47?MW21077 (OCHA common operational dataset)