# Area 7 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-7/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe City # Area 7 Area 7 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **2.84 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 2mapped services - 1,046 mtypical elevation ## Where is Area 7? Area 7 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 17](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-17/), [Area 2](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-2/), [Area 21](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-21/), [Area 33](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-33/), [Area 34](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-34/), [Area 35](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-35/) and [Area 8](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-8/). By area it is the 388th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.7% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 7 is about 2.3 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9855° N, 33.7970° 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 7 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Area 7. - Area 7 - Kawale 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Area 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Lingadzi - Msamba 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 7 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 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Innocent Hospital · Area 33 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98322&mlon=33.78603#map=17/-13.98322/33.78603) Bank National Bank of Malawi · Area 2 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99184&mlon=33.77914#map=17/-13.99184/33.77914) ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) Petrol pump Puma · Area 33 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98239&mlon=33.78554#map=17/-13.98239/33.78554) Hotel Wakawaka Hotel · Area 33 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97546&mlon=33.78918#map=17/-13.97546/33.78918) Mall Lilongwe City centre · Area 19 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96049&mlon=33.79279#map=17/-13.96049/33.79279) School Chisamba Primary School · Area 7 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98450&mlon=33.80066#map=17/-13.98450/33.80066) College KCN Lilongwe Campus · Area 33 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97924&mlon=33.78577#map=17/-13.97924/33.78577) Police station Kawale Police · Area 7 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98872&mlon=33.79611#map=17/-13.98872/33.79611) 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 7 Places mapped inside Area 7 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 53 - Area 54 - Area 55 - Area 56 - Area 57 - Area 58 - Area 6 - Area 8 - Area 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Area 7?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi - What borders Area 7?Area 17, Area 2, Area 21, Area 33, Area 34, Area 35 and Area 8 - How many villages are in Area 7?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Area 7?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Area 7?Innocent Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Area 7?National Bank of Malawi, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Area 7?Capital Hill, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 7?Puma, about 1.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Area 7?MW21037 (OCHA common operational dataset)