# Limbe Central Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City

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

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Limbe Central Ward

Limbe Central Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **5.73 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.7km²
- 34mapped services
- 1,206 mtypical elevation

## Where is Limbe Central Ward?

Limbe Central 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 7 other traditional authorities: [Bangwe Mthandizi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/bangwe-mthandizi-ward/), [Mapanga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mapanga-ward/), [Misesa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/misesa-ward/), [Mzedi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mzedi-ward/), [Namalimwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namalimwe-ward/), [Nkolokoti Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nkolokoti-ward/) and [Soche East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-east-ward/). By area it is the 363rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.4% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Limbe Central Ward is about 246 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 5.7 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8103° N, 35.0547° 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 Limbe Central Ward

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Limbe Central Ward.

- Kalakani
- Kanjedza Housing
- Limbe
- Mpingwe
- Mpwingwi
- Railways 2
- Saikonde

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 Limbe Central 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 Limbe Central Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MASM Medi Clinic · Limbe Central Ward 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81259&mlon=35.05499#map=17/-15.81259/35.05499) 

Bank Standard Bank · Limbe Central Ward 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80852&mlon=35.05760#map=17/-15.80852/35.05760) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump PUMA · Limbe Central Ward 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80741&mlon=35.05873#map=17/-15.80741/35.05873) 

Hotel Balmoral Restaurant · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81123&mlon=35.06564#map=17/-15.81123/35.06564) 

Mall Chichiri Mall · Limbe Central Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80427&mlon=35.04351#map=17/-15.80427/35.04351) 

School Limbe primary school · Limbe Central Ward 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80940&mlon=35.05528#map=17/-15.80940/35.05528) 

College International College of Business & Management · Limbe Central Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80127&mlon=35.05096#map=17/-15.80127/35.05096) 

Police station Police Training School · Misesa Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81804&mlon=35.04806#map=17/-15.81804/35.04806) 

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 Limbe Central Ward

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

- Hospitals4
- Banks6
- Petrol pumps11
- Hotels2
- Shopping malls2
- Schools4
- Colleges and universities3
- 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 Mthandizi Ward
- Bangwe Ward
- Blantyre City Centre Ward
- Blantyre South Ward
- Chigumula Ward
- Chilomoni Ward
- Green Corner 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 Limbe Central Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Limbe Central Ward?Bangwe Mthandizi Ward, Mapanga Ward, Misesa Ward, Mzedi Ward, Namalimwe Ward, Nkolokoti Ward and Soche East Ward
- How many villages are in Limbe Central Ward?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Limbe Central Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Limbe Central Ward?MASM Medi Clinic, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Limbe Central Ward?Standard Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Limbe Central Ward?NBS Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Limbe Central Ward?PUMA, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Limbe Central Ward?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Limbe Central Ward?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Limbe Central Ward?11 mapped
- What is the P-code of Limbe Central Ward?MW31543 (OCHA common operational dataset)