# Area 50 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-50/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 50 Area 50 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **7.59 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.6km² - 1mapped services - 1,104 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 50? Area 50 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 25](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-25/), [Area 28](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-28/), [Area 30](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-30/), [Area 49](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-49/), [Area 51](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-51/) and [TA Mtema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mtema/). By area it is the 353rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.9% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 50 is about 6.0 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9157° N, 33.7699° 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 50 Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Area 50. Settlements here lie between about 1,083 m and 1,113 m above sea level (median 1,104 m). - Area 50 - Chimoko - Kalonga - Ngomani 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 50 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 50 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Good Hope Private Clinic · Area 49 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92097&mlon=33.74740#map=17/-13.92097/33.74740) Bank Malawi Police SACCO · Area 28 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91445&mlon=33.78421#map=17/-13.91445/33.78421) ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Kanengo Service Station · Area 28 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91609&mlon=33.78753#map=17/-13.91609/33.78753) Hotel Barefoot Lodge and Safaris · Area 28 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91447&mlon=33.78420#map=17/-13.91447/33.78420) Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) School Chatuwa Primary School · Area 18 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93533&mlon=33.77255#map=17/-13.93533/33.77255) College Guidance Councelling and Youth Development Centre for Africa · Area 43 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91715&mlon=33.78894#map=17/-13.91715/33.78894) Police station Police HQ · Area 30 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92780&mlon=33.78663#map=17/-13.92780/33.78663) 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 50 Places mapped inside Area 50 in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 49 - Area 5 - 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 50?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 50?Area 18, Area 25, Area 28, Area 30, Area 49, Area 51 and TA Mtema - How many villages are in Area 50?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Area 50?Settlements lie between 1,083 m and 1,113 m - What is the best time to visit Area 50?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 50?Good Hope Private Clinic, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 50?Malawi Police SACCO, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 50?Capital Hill, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 50?TotalEnergies Kanengo Service Station, about 1.9 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Area 50?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Area 50?MW21080 (OCHA common operational dataset)