# Masasa Ward Traditional authority, Mzuzu City, Northern Region

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Traditional authority · Mzuzu City 

# Masasa Ward

Masasa Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzuzu City, Northern Region. It covers **19.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 19.0km²
- 25mapped services
- 1,346 mtypical elevation

## Where is Masasa Ward?

Masasa 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 5 other traditional authorities: [Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/jombo-kaning-ina-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/), [Msongwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/msongwe-ward/) and [TA Kabunduli](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-kabunduli/). By area it is the 306th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 13.0% of [Mzuzu City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/). The centre of Masasa Ward is about 277 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.2 km from Mzuzu, the main town of Mzuzu City. The centre point is at -11.4841° N, 33.9980° 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 Masasa Ward

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Masasa Ward. The largest with a recorded population: Mzuzu (249,564).

- Lusangazi
- Mzuzu

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 Masasa 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 Masasa Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MASM Medi Clinic · Masasa Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.47167&mlon=33.99472#map=17/-11.47167/33.99472) 

Bank National Bank of Malawi · Masasa Ward 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46366&mlon=34.00671#map=17/-11.46366/34.00671) 

ATM National Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45794&mlon=34.01756#map=17/-11.45794/34.01756) 

Petrol pump Puma · Mchengautuwa West Ward 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.47379&mlon=33.98604#map=17/-11.47379/33.98604) 

Hotel Glitz Cloud9 Suites · Masasa Ward 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.48167&mlon=34.00025#map=17/-11.48167/34.00025) 

Mall Mzuzu Mall · Masasa Ward 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46175&mlon=34.01426#map=17/-11.46175/34.01426) 

School Beehive Private School · Masasa Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.47642&mlon=34.00394#map=17/-11.47642/34.00394) 

College University of Livingstonia - UNILIA · Masasa Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.47330&mlon=33.99393#map=17/-11.47330/33.99393) 

Police station Customs · Masasa Ward 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46250&mlon=34.02285#map=17/-11.46250/34.02285) 

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 Masasa Ward

Places mapped inside Masasa Ward in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels6
- Shopping malls1
- Schools3
- Colleges and universities2
- Restaurants3
- 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
- Luwinga Ward
- Mchengautuwa East Ward
- Mchengautuwa West Ward
- Msongwe Ward
- Mzilawaingwe Ward
- Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward
- Zolozolo East Ward
- Zolozolo West Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Masasa Ward?In Mzuzu City, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders Masasa Ward?Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward, Mchengautuwa East Ward, Mchengautuwa West Ward, Msongwe Ward and TA Kabunduli
- How many villages are in Masasa Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Masasa Ward?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Masasa Ward?MASM Medi Clinic, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Masasa Ward?National Bank of Malawi, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Masasa Ward?National Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Masasa Ward?Puma, about 1.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Masasa Ward?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Masasa Ward?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Masasa Ward?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Masasa Ward?MW10708 (OCHA common operational dataset)