# Area 8 Traditional authority, Lilongwe City, Central Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-8/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe City 

# Area 8

Area 8 is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe City, Central Region. It covers **2.33 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.3km²
- 12mapped services
- 1,066 mtypical elevation

## Where is Area 8?

Area 8 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 6 other traditional authorities: [Area 1](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-1/), [Area 2](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-2/), [Area 21](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-21/), [Area 22](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-22/), [Area 36](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-36/) and [Area 7](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-7/). By area it is the 397th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.6% of [Lilongwe City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/). The centre of Area 8 is about 3.5 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9984° N, 33.7899° 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 8

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Area 8.

- Mchesi

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 8 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 8

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nkhoma Eye Clinic · Area 8 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99499&mlon=33.78122#map=17/-13.99499/33.78122) 

Bank National Bank of Malawi · Area 2 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99184&mlon=33.77914#map=17/-13.99184/33.77914) 

ATM Standard Bank · Area 6 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97304&mlon=33.75778#map=17/-13.97304/33.75778) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Biwi Service Station · Area 8 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99750&mlon=33.79145#map=17/-13.99750/33.79145) 

Hotel BlueMoon Lodge · Area 8 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99790&mlon=33.79074#map=17/-13.99790/33.79074) 

Mall Alliance Mall · Area 3 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99018&mlon=33.77085#map=17/-13.99018/33.77085) 

School Lilongwe Girls Secondary School · Area 8 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99363&mlon=33.78993#map=17/-13.99363/33.78993) 

College Chisus business college · Area 8 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99933&mlon=33.78845#map=17/-13.99933/33.78845) 

Police station Kawale Police · Area 7 1.3 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 8

Places mapped inside Area 8 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels4
- Schools3
- Colleges and universities2

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 7
- Area 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Area 8?In Lilongwe City, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Area 8?Area 1, Area 2, Area 21, Area 22, Area 36 and Area 7
- How many villages are in Area 8?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Area 8?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Area 8?Nkhoma Eye Clinic, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Area 8?National Bank of Malawi, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Area 8?Standard Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Area 8?TotalEnergies Biwi Service Station, about 0.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Area 8?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Area 8?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Area 8?MW21038 (OCHA common operational dataset)