# Michiru Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Michiru Ward

Michiru Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **16.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16.7km²
- 10mapped services

## Where is Michiru Ward?

Michiru 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: [Chilomoni Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chilomoni-ward/), [Mbayani Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mbayani-ward/), [Nyambadwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nyambadwe-ward/), [South Lunzu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/south-lunzu-ward/), [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/), [TA Kuntaja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kuntaja/) and [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/). By area it is the 314th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.9% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Michiru Ward is about 236 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 5.8 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.7332° N, 35.0101° 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 Michiru Ward

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Michiru Ward.

- Chapima
- Chilima Mesa Near Kiosk
- Chirimba Suya Near Michiru School
- Dobe

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 Michiru Ward

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Chirimba River
- Likabulu
- Namiwawa
- Ngumbe Stream

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 Michiru 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 Michiru Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital AMECA Clinic, Chilaweni · TA Machinjiri 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70349&mlon=35.04412#map=17/-15.70349/35.04412) 

Bank Sterling Bank Malawi · Nyambadwe Ward 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78197&mlon=35.01358#map=17/-15.78197/35.01358) 

ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) 

Petrol pump Kameza Filling Station · Michiru Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.72493&mlon=35.01834#map=17/-15.72493/35.01834) 

Hotel Mkango Lodge · Michiru Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.72375&mlon=35.01850#map=17/-15.72375/35.01850) 

Mall Pagat Mall · Blantyre City Centre Ward 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) 

School Kinder-Park Montessori Nursery School · Michiru Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.73676&mlon=35.00491#map=17/-15.73676/35.00491) 

College KCN Blantyre campus-kameza · Michiru Ward 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71757&mlon=35.00910#map=17/-15.71757/35.00910) 

Police station Blantyre Police HQ · Nyambadwe Ward 5.9 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 Michiru Ward

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities1

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
- Mbayani 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 Michiru Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Michiru Ward?Chilomoni Ward, Mbayani Ward, Nyambadwe Ward, South Lunzu Ward, TA Kapeni, TA Kuntaja and TA Machinjiri
- How many villages are in Michiru Ward?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Michiru Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Michiru Ward?AMECA Clinic, Chilaweni, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Michiru Ward?Sterling Bank Malawi, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Michiru Ward?FMB, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Michiru Ward?Kameza Filling Station, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Michiru Ward?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Michiru Ward?MW31531 (OCHA common operational dataset)