# Msongwe Ward Traditional authority, Mzuzu City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/msongwe-ward/ Traditional authority · Mzuzu City # Msongwe Ward Msongwe Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzuzu City, Northern Region. It covers **17.5 km²**. Open map data shows 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.5km² - 6mapped services ## Where is Msongwe Ward? Msongwe 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 4 other traditional authorities: [Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/jombo-kaning-ina-ward/), [Masasa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/masasa-ward/), [TA Kabunduli](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-kabunduli/) and [TA Mtwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mtwalo/). By area it is the 310th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.0% of [Mzuzu City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/). The centre of Msongwe Ward is about 278 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.4 km from Mzuzu, the main town of Mzuzu City. The centre point is at -11.4831° N, 34.0459° 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Msongwe Ward Named natural and historic features inside Msongwe Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Telegraph Hill · 1,336 m 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 Msongwe 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 Msongwe Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mumbwe Private Hospital · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 3.3 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 3.3 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 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45794&mlon=34.01756#map=17/-11.45794/34.01756) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mzuzu Highway Service Station · Masasa Ward 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46309&mlon=34.02347#map=17/-11.46309/34.02347) Hotel HILL OF GRACE TOURIST LODGE · Msongwe Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.47453&mlon=34.04444#map=17/-11.47453/34.04444) Mall Kentam Mall · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46087&mlon=34.02255#map=17/-11.46087/34.02255) School Katoto Secondary School · Masasa Ward 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46211&mlon=34.01359#map=17/-11.46211/34.01359) College ICT-Mzuni · Masasa Ward 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.47458&mlon=34.01137#map=17/-11.47458/34.01137) Police station Mzuzu Police Station · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 3.2 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 Msongwe Ward Places mapped inside Msongwe Ward in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 - Restaurants1 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 - Masasa Ward - Mchengautuwa East Ward - Mchengautuwa West Ward - Mzilawaingwe Ward - Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward - Zolozolo East Ward - Zolozolo West Ward ## Quick answers - Where is Msongwe Ward?In Mzuzu City, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Msongwe Ward?Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward, Masasa Ward, TA Kabunduli and TA Mtwalo - What is the highest point in Msongwe Ward?Telegraph Hill (1,336 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Msongwe Ward?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Msongwe Ward?Mumbwe Private Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Msongwe Ward?NBS Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Msongwe Ward?National Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Msongwe Ward?TotalEnergies Mzuzu Highway Service Station, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Msongwe Ward?MW10711 (OCHA common operational dataset)