# Zolozolo West Ward Traditional authority, Mzuzu City

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Traditional authority · Mzuzu City 

# Zolozolo West Ward

Zolozolo West Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzuzu City, Northern Region. It covers **1.99 km²**.

- 2.0km²

## Where is Zolozolo West Ward?

Zolozolo West 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: [Chibanja Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/chibanja-ward/), [Chiputula Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/chiputula-ward/), [Luwinga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/luwinga-ward/) and [Zolozolo East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/zolozolo-east-ward/). By area it is the 404th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.4% of [Mzuzu City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/). The centre of Zolozolo West Ward is about 283 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.9 km from Mzuzu, the main town of Mzuzu City. The centre point is at -11.4308° N, 34.0164° 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).

## Weather in Zolozolo West 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**.

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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 Zolozolo West Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wezi Medical Centre · Chibanja Ward 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.43800&mlon=34.00850#map=17/-11.43800/34.00850) 

Bank FDH Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 3.0 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45794&mlon=34.01756#map=17/-11.45794/34.01756) 

Petrol pump Petroda Filling Station · Luwinga Ward 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.42705&mlon=34.00367#map=17/-11.42705/34.00367) 

Hotel Chisanga Complex Center · Luwinga Ward 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.42419&mlon=33.99927#map=17/-11.42419/33.99927) 

Mall Kentam Mall · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46087&mlon=34.02255#map=17/-11.46087/34.02255) 

School Marymount Secondary School · Katawa Ward 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.44259&mlon=34.03662#map=17/-11.44259/34.03662) 

College Ekwendeni College of Health Sciences · Chibanja Ward 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.43800&mlon=34.00850#map=17/-11.43800/34.00850) 

Police station Luwinga Police Station · Luwinga Ward 1.7 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.

## 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
- Msongwe Ward
- Mzilawaingwe Ward
- Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward
- Zolozolo East Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Zolozolo West Ward?In Mzuzu City, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders Zolozolo West Ward?Chibanja Ward, Chiputula Ward, Luwinga Ward and Zolozolo East Ward
- What is the best time to visit Zolozolo West Ward?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Zolozolo West Ward?Wezi Medical Centre, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Zolozolo West Ward?FDH Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Zolozolo West Ward?National Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zolozolo West Ward?Petroda Filling Station, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Zolozolo West Ward?MW10715 (OCHA common operational dataset)