# Blantyre South Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/blantyre-south-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Blantyre South Ward Blantyre South Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **6.29 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.3km² - 21mapped services - 1,037 mtypical elevation ## Where is Blantyre South Ward? Blantyre South 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 4 other traditional authorities: [Blantyre City Centre Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/blantyre-city-centre-ward/), [Green Corner Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/green-corner-ward/), [Soche East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-east-ward/) and [Soche West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-west-ward/). By area it is the 358th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.6% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Blantyre South Ward is about 242 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 2.7 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8063° N, 34.9970° 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 Blantyre South Ward Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Blantyre South Ward. - CI - Nkolokosa - Sunnyside Suburb 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Blantyre South Ward Named natural and historic features inside Blantyre South Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Marambalala 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 Blantyre South 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 Blantyre South Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre · Blantyre City Centre Ward 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80342&mlon=35.01062#map=17/-15.80342/35.01062) Bank NBM National Bank Malawi (Top Mandala House) · Blantyre City Centre Ward 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79244&mlon=35.00934#map=17/-15.79244/35.00934) ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81777&mlon=34.99648#map=17/-15.81777/34.99648) Petrol pump Total · Blantyre South Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81766&mlon=34.99650#map=17/-15.81766/34.99650) Hotel Baobab Lodge · Blantyre South Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80038&mlon=34.99751#map=17/-15.80038/34.99751) Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) School Primary School · Blantyre South Ward 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80599&mlon=35.00115#map=17/-15.80599/35.00115) College Chilobwe Community Technical College · Soche West Ward 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81589&mlon=35.01261#map=17/-15.81589/35.01261) Police station Manase Police Post · Blantyre South Ward 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81720&mlon=34.99658#map=17/-15.81720/34.99658) 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 Blantyre South Ward Places mapped inside Blantyre South Ward in open map data, by type. - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels3 - Shopping malls1 - Schools8 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants2 - 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 Blantyre City - Bangwe Mthandizi Ward - Bangwe Ward - Blantyre City Centre 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 Blantyre South Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Blantyre South Ward?Blantyre City Centre Ward, Green Corner Ward, Soche East Ward and Soche West Ward - How many villages are in Blantyre South Ward?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Blantyre South Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Blantyre South Ward?Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Blantyre South Ward?NBM National Bank Malawi (Top Mandala House), about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Blantyre South Ward?Standard Bank, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Blantyre South Ward?Total, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Blantyre South Ward?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Blantyre South Ward?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Blantyre South Ward?MW31548 (OCHA common operational dataset)