# Area 49 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-49/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 49

Area 49 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **12.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.7km²
- 13mapped services
- 1,076 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 49?

Area 49 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 7 other traditional authorities: [Area 18](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-18/), [Area 47](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-47/), [Area 48](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-48/), [Area 50](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-50/), [Area 56](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-56/), [TA Mtema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mtema/) and [TA Njewa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-njewa/). By area it is the 322nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.2% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 49 is about 6.2 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9270° N, 33.7468° 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 49

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Area 49. Settlements here lie between about 1,072 m and 1,107 m above sea level (median 1,076 m).

- Area 49
- Chuzi
- Mtalanje

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 49 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 49

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Good hope private clinit · Area 49 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92103&mlon=33.74731#map=17/-13.92103/33.74731) 

Bank Malawi Police SACCO · Area 28 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91445&mlon=33.78421#map=17/-13.91445/33.78421) 

ATM Standard Bank Mbowe ATM · Area 47 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97171&mlon=33.75664#map=17/-13.97171/33.75664) 

Petrol pump Best Oil Filling Station · Area 49 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92622&mlon=33.74822#map=17/-13.92622/33.74822) 

Hotel Pebbles Boutique Hotel · Area 49 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92639&mlon=33.75373#map=17/-13.92639/33.75373) 

Mall The Gateway Mall - Lilongwe · Area 47 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96973&mlon=33.74145#map=17/-13.96973/33.74145) 

School Shire urban Primary School · Area 49 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92400&mlon=33.74384#map=17/-13.92400/33.74384) 

College Jubilee University · Area 49 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92381&mlon=33.74868#map=17/-13.92381/33.74868) 

Police station Lingadzi Police Station · Area 18 4.0 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 49

Places mapped inside Area 49 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools6
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1

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 47
- Area 48
- 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 49?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 49?Area 18, Area 47, Area 48, Area 50, Area 56, TA Mtema and TA Njewa
- How many villages are in Area 49?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Area 49?Settlements lie between 1,072 m and 1,107 m
- What is the best time to visit Area 49?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 49?Good hope private clinit, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 49?Malawi Police SACCO, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 49?Standard Bank Mbowe ATM, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 49?Best Oil Filling Station, about 0.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Area 49?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Area 49?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 49?MW21079 (OCHA common operational dataset)