# Mapanga Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mapanga-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Mapanga Ward Mapanga Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **32.8 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 32.8km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Mapanga Ward? Mapanga 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: [Limbe Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/limbe-central-ward/), [Mzedi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mzedi-ward/), [Nkolokoti Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nkolokoti-ward/), [South Lunzu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/south-lunzu-ward/), [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/), [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/) and [TA Mpama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-mpama/). By area it is the 288th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 13.6% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Mapanga Ward is about 244 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 9.7 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.7571° N, 35.0944° 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 Mapanga Ward Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Mapanga Ward. - 11/Federation - Andrew - Andrew 2 - Area 10-Chiwere - Area 11 - Area 3 - Area 5 - Area 7 A Chilembwe - Area 7 Chilembwe B - Area 7 Mpoto - Area 8 - Area 8 A Nanthoka - Area 8 C Nanthoka - Chauwa - Chisonga - Kandaya - Mwalija - Nkunule 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 Mapanga Ward Named natural and historic features inside Mapanga Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nangafuwe ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Mzedi Hill · 1,248 m - Kangume · 1,236 m - Ntawira · 1,227 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Misiku Forest Reserve - Ndirande Forest Reserve ### Estates 1 estate. - Mapanga 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 Mapanga 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 Mapanga Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ndirande Health Centre · Ndirande Matope Ward 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77817&mlon=35.04014#map=17/-15.77817/35.04014) Bank New Finance Bank Limbe · Limbe Central Ward 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80514&mlon=35.05696#map=17/-15.80514/35.05696) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Machinjiri Service Station · Mapanga Ward 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.72919&mlon=35.06925#map=17/-15.72919/35.06925) Hotel molys lodge machinjiri · South Lunzu Ward 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.73032&mlon=35.05749#map=17/-15.73032/35.05749) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Makalanga Primary School · Mapanga Ward 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.73822&mlon=35.09255#map=17/-15.73822/35.09255) College International College of Business & Management · Limbe Central Ward 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80127&mlon=35.05096#map=17/-15.80127/35.05096) Police station Mapanga Police Unit · Mapanga Ward 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.73314&mlon=35.10607#map=17/-15.73314/35.10607) 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 Mapanga Ward Places mapped inside Mapanga Ward in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - Schools3 - Police stations2 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 - Limbe Central 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 Mapanga Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Mapanga Ward?Limbe Central Ward, Mzedi Ward, Nkolokoti Ward, South Lunzu Ward, TA Likoswe, TA Machinjiri and TA Mpama - How many villages are in Mapanga Ward?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mapanga Ward?Mzedi Hill (1,248 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mapanga Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mapanga Ward?Ndirande Health Centre, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mapanga Ward?New Finance Bank Limbe, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mapanga Ward?NBS Bank, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mapanga Ward?TotalEnergies Machinjiri Service Station, about 4.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Mapanga Ward?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mapanga Ward?MW31533 (OCHA common operational dataset)