# Bangwe Mthandizi Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/bangwe-mthandizi-ward/

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Bangwe Mthandizi Ward

Bangwe Mthandizi Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **3.92 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.9km²
- 21mapped services

## Where is Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?

Bangwe Mthandizi Ward lies in [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Bangwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/bangwe-ward/), [Limbe Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/limbe-central-ward/), [Misesa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/misesa-ward/), [Mzedi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mzedi-ward/) and [Namiyango Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namiyango-ward/). By area it is the 377th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.6% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Bangwe Mthandizi Ward is about 248 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 7.6 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8207° N, 35.0690° 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 Bangwe Mthandizi Ward

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Bangwe Mthandizi Ward.

- Ayise
- ETG
- Kawinga
- Mbayani 1
- Mbayani 2
- Mthandizi 1
- Mthandizi 2
- Mtopwa
- Namatapa Chinjinga
- Namatapa ITG
- Railways
- Railways 1

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 Bangwe Mthandizi Ward and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Blantyre City, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,176 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (309 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 309 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 171 

Apr 22 52 

May 21 20 

Jun 20 19 

Jul 19 33 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 25 10 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 28 84 

Dec 26 230 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bangwe Mthandizi Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kanjedza MediClinic (MASM) · Limbe Central Ward 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81270&mlon=35.05502#map=17/-15.81270/35.05502) 

Bank FDH Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81543&mlon=35.06153#map=17/-15.81543/35.06153) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump Total · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81991&mlon=35.06120#map=17/-15.81991/35.06120) 

Hotel Balmoral Restaurant · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81123&mlon=35.06564#map=17/-15.81123/35.06564) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Namatapa sch ground · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82157&mlon=35.07501#map=17/-15.82157/35.07501) 

College Serenity Institute of Science and Technology · Namiyango Ward 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83771&mlon=35.08401#map=17/-15.83771/35.08401) 

Police station Limbe Police · Misesa Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81961&mlon=35.05970#map=17/-15.81961/35.05970) 

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 Bangwe Mthandizi Ward

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

- Banks4
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels4
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants2

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 Blantyre City

- Bangwe Ward
- Blantyre City Centre Ward
- Blantyre South Ward
- Chigumula Ward
- Chilomoni Ward
- Green Corner Ward
- Limbe Central Ward
- Mapanga Ward
- Mbayani Ward
- Michiru Ward
- Misesa Ward
- Mzedi Ward
- Namalimwe Ward
- Namiyango Ward
- Ndirande Gamulani Ward
- Ndirande Makata Ward
- Ndirande Matope Ward
- Nkolokoti Ward
- Nyambadwe Ward
- Soche East Ward
- Soche West Ward
- South Lunzu Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?Bangwe Ward, Limbe Central Ward, Misesa Ward, Mzedi Ward and Namiyango Ward
- How many villages are in Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?Kanjedza MediClinic (MASM), about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?FDH Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?NBS Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?Total, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?4 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bangwe Mthandizi Ward?MW31546 (OCHA common operational dataset)