# Bangwe Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Bangwe Ward

Bangwe Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **1.32 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Bangwe Ward?

Bangwe 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 3 other traditional authorities: [Bangwe Mthandizi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/bangwe-mthandizi-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 415th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.5% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Bangwe Ward is about 250 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 9.8 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8271° N, 35.0892° 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 Ward

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Bangwe Ward.

- Bangwe Market
- Bisani
- Delunde 1
- Derunde
- Desert
- Green Valley
- Mvula 1
- Mwamadi 1
- Wisiki
- Wisiki Thundu

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 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 Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kanjedza MediClinic (MASM) · Limbe Central Ward 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81270&mlon=35.05502#map=17/-15.81270/35.05502) 

Bank FDH Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81543&mlon=35.06153#map=17/-15.81543/35.06153) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump engen · Namiyango Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83491&mlon=35.08494#map=17/-15.83491/35.08494) 

Hotel Herirage by Serendib · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81044&mlon=35.06664#map=17/-15.81044/35.06664) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Nazerene PVT Sec Sch · Bangwe Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83325&mlon=35.08973#map=17/-15.83325/35.08973) 

College Serenity Institute of Science and Technology · Namiyango Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83771&mlon=35.08401#map=17/-15.83771/35.08401) 

Police station Save the Children · Misesa Ward 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81990&mlon=35.05965#map=17/-15.81990/35.05965) 

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 Ward

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

- Schools2

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 Mthandizi 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 Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Bangwe Ward?Bangwe Mthandizi Ward, Mzedi Ward and Namiyango Ward
- How many villages are in Bangwe Ward?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bangwe Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bangwe Ward?Kanjedza MediClinic (MASM), about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bangwe Ward?FDH Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bangwe Ward?NBS Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bangwe Ward?engen, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bangwe Ward?MW31545 (OCHA common operational dataset)