# Area 53 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-53/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 53 Area 53 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **14.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14.7km² - 6mapped services - 1,211 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 53? Area 53 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 4 other traditional authorities: [Area 52](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-52/), [Area 54](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-54/), [TA Chimutu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chimutu/) and [TA Mkukula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-mkukula/). By area it is the 317th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.6% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 53 is about 21 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.7797° N, 33.8225° 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 53 Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Area 53. Settlements here lie between about 1,205 m and 1,221 m above sea level (median 1,211 m). - Kachele - Kachinda - Kanamula - Lumbadzi 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 53 Named natural and historic features inside Area 53, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kalitsa 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 53 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 53 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Blessings Hospital · Area 53 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79117&mlon=33.81757#map=17/-13.79117/33.81757) Bank Tallular Bank · TA Chimutu 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.85199&mlon=33.87641#map=17/-13.85199/33.87641) ATM FDH Bank · Area 29 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89108&mlon=33.80050#map=17/-13.89108/33.80050) Petrol pump Mount Meru · Area 53 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77057&mlon=33.81381#map=17/-13.77057/33.81381) Hotel Orisons Lodge · Area 53 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78319&mlon=33.82222#map=17/-13.78319/33.82222) Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) School Mkukula · Area 53 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.76853&mlon=33.81599#map=17/-13.76853/33.81599) College School of Aviation · Area 52 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78464&mlon=33.78877#map=17/-13.78464/33.78877) Police station Dzaleka Police Station · TA Mkukula 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66375&mlon=33.86897#map=17/-13.66375/33.86897) 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 53 Places mapped inside Area 53 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Schools1 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 50 - Area 51 - Area 52 - Area 54 - Area 55 - Area 56 - Area 57 - Area 58 - Area 6 - Area 7 - Area 8 - Area 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Area 53?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 53?Area 52, Area 54, TA Chimutu and TA Mkukula - How many villages are in Area 53?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Area 53?Settlements lie between 1,205 m and 1,221 m - What is the best time to visit Area 53?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 53?Blessings Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 53?Tallular Bank, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 53?FDH Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 53?Mount Meru, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Area 53?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Area 53?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Area 53?MW21083 (OCHA common operational dataset)