# Misesa Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Misesa Ward

Misesa Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **17.1 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17.1km²
- 22mapped services
- 1,171 mtypical elevation

## Where is Misesa Ward?

Misesa 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 8 other traditional authorities: [Bangwe Mthandizi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/bangwe-mthandizi-ward/), [Chigumula Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chigumula-ward/), [Limbe Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/limbe-central-ward/), [Namiyango Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namiyango-ward/), [Soche East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-east-ward/), [Soche West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-west-ward/), [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/) and [TA Somba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/). By area it is the 313th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.1% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Misesa Ward is about 249 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 7.7 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8422° N, 35.0483° 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 Misesa Ward

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Misesa Ward.

- Angelo Goveya
- Buleya
- Che Kimu
- Che Kiwa
- Che Mmadi
- Chemoya
- Chinyonga
- Chiwembe
- Chiwembe A
- Chiwembe B
- Federation
- Kafupa
- Kaipa
- Kalungwe
- Kampala
- Kanjanga
- Kanjedza
- Kanjedza Forest
- Katunga
- Kumwembe
- Kwale
- Likotima
- Limbe Police Lines
- Macheso
- Malizani
- Mboma
- Misesa
- Misesa A
- Misesa B
- Misesa Quarry A
- Misesa Quarry B
- Mjambe
- Mpunga
- Mtambo
- Ndogolo
- Nselema

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 Misesa Ward

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Chimangunda

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 Misesa 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 Misesa Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Limbe Central Hospital · Limbe Central Ward 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81693&mlon=35.05218#map=17/-15.81693/35.05218) 

Bank Nedbank · Limbe Central Ward 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81585&mlon=35.05985#map=17/-15.81585/35.05985) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump Puma · Namiyango Ward 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82744&mlon=35.06253#map=17/-15.82744/35.06253) 

Hotel Anna's Lodge · Misesa Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82968&mlon=35.05004#map=17/-15.82968/35.05004) 

Mall Chichiri Mall · Limbe Central Ward 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80427&mlon=35.04351#map=17/-15.80427/35.04351) 

School St Theresa Pvt School · Misesa Ward 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83648&mlon=35.05344#map=17/-15.83648/35.05344) 

College Soche technical college · Misesa Ward 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81815&mlon=35.04494#map=17/-15.81815/35.04494) 

Police station Police Training School · Misesa Ward 2.7 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 Misesa Ward

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

- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels2
- Schools11
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants2
- Police stations3
- 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
- Mbayani Ward
- Michiru 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 Misesa Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Misesa Ward?Bangwe Mthandizi Ward, Chigumula Ward, Limbe Central Ward, Namiyango Ward, Soche East Ward, Soche West Ward, TA Kapeni and TA Somba
- How many villages are in Misesa Ward?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Misesa Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Misesa Ward?Limbe Central Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Misesa Ward?Nedbank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Misesa Ward?NBS Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Misesa Ward?Puma, about 2.2 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Misesa Ward?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Misesa Ward?MW31553 (OCHA common operational dataset)
