# Area 48 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

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Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 48

Area 48 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **0.93 km²**.

- 0.9km²

## Where is Area 48?

Area 48 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 2 other traditional authorities: [Area 47](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-47/) and [Area 49](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-49/). By area it is the 424th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 48 is about 4.4 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9464° N, 33.7526° 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).

## Weather in Area 48 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 48

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Salima District Hospital · Area 47 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94749&mlon=33.76870#map=17/-13.94749/33.76870) 

Bank Standard Bank · Area 15 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96504&mlon=33.76546#map=17/-13.96504/33.76546) 

ATM Standard Bank Mbowe ATM · Area 47 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97171&mlon=33.75664#map=17/-13.97171/33.75664) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Area 47 Service Station · Area 47 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95510&mlon=33.76900#map=17/-13.95510/33.76900) 

Hotel Stadium View Executive Guest House · Area 49 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94052&mlon=33.75485#map=17/-13.94052/33.75485) 

Mall The Gateway Mall - Lilongwe · Area 47 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96973&mlon=33.74145#map=17/-13.96973/33.74145) 

School Pitter Patter Day Nursery School · Area 47 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95076&mlon=33.75540#map=17/-13.95076/33.75540) 

College African Bible College · Area 47 2.1 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 2.9 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.

## 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 47
- 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 48?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 48?Area 47 and Area 49
- What is the best time to visit Area 48?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 48?Salima District Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 48?Standard Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 48?Standard Bank Mbowe ATM, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 48?TotalEnergies Area 47 Service Station, about 2.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Area 48?MW21078 (OCHA common operational dataset)