# Luwinga Ward Traditional authority, Mzuzu City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/luwinga-ward/ Traditional authority · Mzuzu City # Luwinga Ward Luwinga Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzuzu City, Northern Region. It covers **13.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.0km² - 16mapped services - 1,294 mtypical elevation ## Where is Luwinga Ward? Luwinga 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 7 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/), [Mchengautuwa East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/mchengautuwa-east-ward/), [Mchengautuwa West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/mchengautuwa-west-ward/), [Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/nkhorongo-lupaso-ward/), [Zolozolo East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/zolozolo-east-ward/) and [Zolozolo West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/zolozolo-west-ward/). By area it is the 321st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 8.9% of [Mzuzu City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/). The centre of Luwinga Ward is about 285 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 6.3 km from Mzuzu, the main town of Mzuzu City. The centre point is at -11.4126° N, 34.0013° 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 Luwinga Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Luwinga Ward. - Mafuta Kaunda - Saulosi Singini 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 Luwinga Ward Named natural and historic features inside Luwinga Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Chingambo Stream - Hopoka - Kang’ona - Viyeki 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 Luwinga 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 Luwinga Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mzuzu Central Hospital · Luwinga Ward 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.42846&mlon=33.99610#map=17/-11.42846/33.99610) Bank FDH Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45781&mlon=34.01716#map=17/-11.45781/34.01716) ATM National Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45794&mlon=34.01756#map=17/-11.45794/34.01756) Petrol pump Tanhet Filling Station · Luwinga Ward 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.42343&mlon=33.99902#map=17/-11.42343/33.99902) Hotel Luwinga Lodge · Luwinga Ward 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.41076&mlon=34.00234#map=17/-11.41076/34.00234) Mall Mzuzu Mall · Masasa Ward 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46175&mlon=34.01426#map=17/-11.46175/34.01426) School St Augustine Ground · Luwinga Ward 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.41537&mlon=33.99827#map=17/-11.41537/33.99827) College TCRET · Luwinga Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.41922&mlon=33.99407#map=17/-11.41922/33.99407) Police station Luwinga Police Station · Luwinga Ward 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.42679&mlon=34.00144#map=17/-11.42679/34.00144) 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 Luwinga Ward Places mapped inside Luwinga Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels3 - Schools4 - Colleges and universities3 - 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 - Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward - Katawa 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 Luwinga Ward?In Mzuzu City, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Luwinga Ward?Chibanja Ward, Chibavi West Ward, Mchengautuwa East Ward, Mchengautuwa West Ward, Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward, Zolozolo East Ward and Zolozolo West Ward - How many villages are in Luwinga Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Luwinga Ward?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Luwinga Ward?Mzuzu Central Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Luwinga Ward?FDH Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Luwinga Ward?National Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Luwinga Ward?Tanhet Filling Station, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Luwinga Ward?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Luwinga Ward?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Luwinga Ward?MW10707 (OCHA common operational dataset)