# Chigumula Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chigumula-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Chigumula Ward Chigumula Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **20.9 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.9km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Chigumula Ward? Chigumula 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 6 other traditional authorities: [Misesa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/misesa-ward/), [Namiyango Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namiyango-ward/), [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/), [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/) and [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/). By area it is the 303rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 8.7% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Chigumula Ward is about 253 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 12 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8693° N, 35.0781° 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 Chigumula Ward Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Chigumula Ward. - BCA Nachamba - Bandawe - Ching'anda - Chipanda - Chipendo - Chiswe - Chiswe 1 - Chiswe 2 - Koka - M'maliha - Mgawamadzi - Mwandama - Namaru - Nangumu - Nyaka - Simbuleta 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 Chigumula Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chigumula Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Lisanjala - Nantipwili - Nsamba ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Ntundama · 1,032 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Ndokota 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 Chigumula 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 Chigumula Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Limbe Central Hospital · Limbe Central Ward 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81693&mlon=35.05218#map=17/-15.81693/35.05218) Bank Nedbank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81568&mlon=35.06097#map=17/-15.81568/35.06097) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump engen · Namiyango Ward 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83491&mlon=35.08494#map=17/-15.83491/35.08494) Hotel Morning Up Lodge · Chigumula Ward 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85360&mlon=35.06333#map=17/-15.85360/35.06333) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Chisapi Girls Secondary School · Chigumula Ward 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85435&mlon=35.05780#map=17/-15.85435/35.05780) College Lifecare College & Health Sciences · Chigumula Ward 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.86471&mlon=35.05917#map=17/-15.86471/35.05917) Police station Save the Children · Misesa Ward 5.8 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 Chigumula Ward Places mapped inside Chigumula Ward in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - 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 Blantyre City - Bangwe Mthandizi Ward - Bangwe Ward - Blantyre City Centre Ward - Blantyre South 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 Chigumula Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Chigumula Ward?Misesa Ward, Namiyango Ward, TA Bvumbwe, TA Kapeni, TA Likoswe and TA Machinjiri - How many villages are in Chigumula Ward?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Chigumula Ward?Ntundama (1,032 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chigumula Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Chigumula Ward?Limbe Central Hospital, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chigumula Ward?Nedbank, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Chigumula Ward?NBS Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chigumula Ward?engen, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chigumula Ward?MW31552 (OCHA common operational dataset)