# Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward Traditional authority, Mzuzu City > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/jombo-kaning-ina-ward/ Traditional authority · Mzuzu City # Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzuzu City, Northern Region. It covers **5.44 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.4km² - 34mapped services - 1,278 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward? Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward lies in [Mzuzu City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 8 other traditional authorities: [Chibanja Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/chibanja-ward/), [Chibavi West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/chibavi-west-ward/), [Katawa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/katawa-ward/), [Masasa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/masasa-ward/), [Mchengautuwa East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/mchengautuwa-east-ward/), [Msongwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/msongwe-ward/), [Mzilawaingwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/mzilawaingwe-ward/) and [TA Mtwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mtwalo/). By area it is the 364th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.7% of [Mzuzu City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/). The centre of Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward is about 280 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.9 km from Mzuzu, the main town of Mzuzu City. The centre point is at 11.4593° S, 34.0263° 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). ## Things to see in and around Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward ### Nearby, outside Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward - Clocktower · monument, Masasa Ward0.7 km - Chifunga Coffee Factory · attraction, Katawa Ward2.4 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Blantyre - CurrencyKwacha (MWK) - Country calling code+265 - LanguagesNyanja, Yao, Tumbuka, Malawi Sena - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga243 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi260 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:00, sunset around 17:27). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward. - Katoto 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 Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mzuzu City, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,251 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (284 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 284 Feb 21 228 Mar 20 219 Apr 19 124 May 17 24 Jun 16 11 Jul 15 8 Aug 17 4 Sep 20 5 Oct 23 21 Nov 23 88 Dec 22 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mumbwe Private Hospital · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46086&mlon=34.02614#map=17/-11.46086/34.02614) Bank NBS Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46266&mlon=34.02443#map=17/-11.46266/34.02443) ATM National Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45794&mlon=34.01756#map=17/-11.45794/34.01756) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mzuzu Market Service Station · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46143&mlon=34.02246#map=17/-11.46143/34.02246) Hotel Sunbird Mzuzu · Masasa Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46734&mlon=34.02316#map=17/-11.46734/34.02316) Mall Kentam Mall · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46087&mlon=34.02255#map=17/-11.46087/34.02255) School Katoto Secondary School · Masasa Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46211&mlon=34.01359#map=17/-11.46211/34.01359) College St. John of God College of Health Sciences · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45538&mlon=34.01426#map=17/-11.45538/34.01426) Police station Mzuzu Police Station · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46279&mlon=34.02544#map=17/-11.46279/34.02544) 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 Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward Places mapped inside Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks9 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Shopping malls1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants14 - 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 Mzuzu City - Chibanja Ward - Chibavi East Ward - Chibavi West Ward - Chiputula Ward - Katawa Ward - Luwinga Ward - Masasa Ward - Mchengautuwa East Ward - Mchengautuwa West Ward - Msongwe Ward - Mzilawaingwe Ward - Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward - Zolozolo East Ward - Zolozolo West Ward ## Quick answers - Where is Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?In Mzuzu City, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?Chibanja Ward, Chibavi West Ward, Katawa Ward, Masasa Ward, Mchengautuwa East Ward, Msongwe Ward, Mzilawaingwe Ward and TA Mtwalo - What is there to see in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?Clocktower, Chifunga Coffee Factory - What time zone is Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?Kwacha (MWK) - What language is spoken in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?Nyanja, Yao, Tumbuka (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?Mumbwe Private Hospital, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?NBS Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?National Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?TotalEnergies Mzuzu Market Service Station, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?2 mapped - How many banks are in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?9 mapped - How many ATMs are in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward?MW10705 (OCHA common operational dataset)