# Mbayani Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Mbayani Ward

Mbayani Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **4.78 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.8km²
- 21mapped services
- 1,041 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mbayani Ward?

Mbayani 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 5 other traditional authorities: [Blantyre City Centre Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/blantyre-city-centre-ward/), [Chilomoni Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chilomoni-ward/), [Michiru Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/michiru-ward/), [Namalimwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namalimwe-ward/) and [Nyambadwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nyambadwe-ward/). By area it is the 368th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.0% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Mbayani Ward is about 239 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 1.8 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.7701° N, 35.0028° 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 Mbayani Ward

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Mbayani Ward. The largest with a recorded population: Blantyre (902,588).

- 4 Square
- Anyamata
- Blantyre
- Che Mussa Kachere
- Che mussa Chinangwa 2
- Chemusa Market
- Chemusa Near Iponga
- Chemusa Near Magasa CCAP
- Chemusa Near Matabwa
- Chemusa Supperete
- Chemussa Chinangwa 1
- Chemussa Likhubula
- Gaesi Majiga
- Gaesi Zandeya
- Gama
- Mbayani

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 Mbayani Ward

Named natural and historic features inside Mbayani Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Chimalaalolo Hill · 959 m

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 Mbayani 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 Mbayani Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Seventh Day Adventist Hospital · Mbayani Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78177&mlon=35.00310#map=17/-15.78177/35.00310) 

Bank Stanbic Bank · Blantyre City Centre Ward 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78488&mlon=35.00573#map=17/-15.78488/35.00573) 

ATM National Bank of Malawi · Mbayani Ward 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78585&mlon=35.00945#map=17/-15.78585/35.00945) 

Petrol pump Puma FIlling Station · Blantyre City Centre Ward 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78194&mlon=34.99465#map=17/-15.78194/34.99465) 

Hotel Kabula Lodge · Blantyre City Centre Ward 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77931&mlon=34.99763#map=17/-15.77931/34.99763) 

Mall Pagat Mall · Blantyre City Centre Ward 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) 

School Mbayani School · Mbayani Ward 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77139&mlon=35.00833#map=17/-15.77139/35.00833) 

College Malawi Adventist University · Nyambadwe Ward 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77995&mlon=35.01517#map=17/-15.77995/35.01517) 

Police station Blantyre Police HQ · Nyambadwe Ward 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78592&mlon=35.01455#map=17/-15.78592/35.01455) 

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 Mbayani Ward

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

- Hospitals2
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels4
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants8
- Dental clinics1

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
- Mapanga 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 Mbayani Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Mbayani Ward?Blantyre City Centre Ward, Chilomoni Ward, Michiru Ward, Namalimwe Ward and Nyambadwe Ward
- How many villages are in Mbayani Ward?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Mbayani Ward?Chimalaalolo Hill (959 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mbayani Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mbayani Ward?Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mbayani Ward?Stanbic Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mbayani Ward?National Bank of Malawi, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mbayani Ward?Puma FIlling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mbayani Ward?2 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Mbayani Ward?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mbayani Ward?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mbayani Ward?MW31539 (OCHA common operational dataset)