# Mzedi Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mzedi-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Mzedi Ward Mzedi Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **17.4 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.4km² - 4mapped services - 1,509 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mzedi Ward? Mzedi 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 6 other traditional authorities: [Bangwe Mthandizi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/bangwe-mthandizi-ward/), [Bangwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/bangwe-ward/), [Limbe Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/limbe-central-ward/), [Mapanga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mapanga-ward/), [Namiyango Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namiyango-ward/) and [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/). By area it is the 312th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.3% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Mzedi Ward is about 249 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 10 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8118° N, 35.1015° 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 Mzedi Ward Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Mzedi Ward. - Bangwe - Butao - Chiwere - Delunde 2 - Fukafuka - Kalakane 1 - Kalakane 2 - Kataya - Kground - Mbalame - Minyanga - Mpingwe 1 - Mpingwe 2 - Mvula 2 - Naluso - Namboya - New Railways - Nkhukuteni - Sakaza - Salvation Army 1 - Salvation Army 2 - Wisiki Lilaka 1 - Wisiki Lilaka 2 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 Mzedi Ward Named natural and historic features inside Mzedi Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Pitapansi ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Bangwe Hill · 1,514 m - Mpingwe Hill · 1,247 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Malabvi - Mpingwe 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 Mzedi Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Blantyre City, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 432 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 309 Feb 21 223 Mar 21 171 Apr 20 52 May 18 20 Jun 17 19 Jul 17 33 Aug 19 8 Sep 23 10 Oct 25 16 Nov 26 84 Dec 23 230 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mzedi Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kanjedza MediClinic (MASM) · Limbe Central Ward 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81270&mlon=35.05502#map=17/-15.81270/35.05502) Bank FDH Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81543&mlon=35.06153#map=17/-15.81543/35.06153) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump Total · Namiyango Ward 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83562&mlon=35.10741#map=17/-15.83562/35.10741) Hotel Limbe Guest House · Nkolokoti Ward 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80279&mlon=35.07394#map=17/-15.80279/35.07394) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Mpingwe CDSS · Mzedi Ward 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80769&mlon=35.09810#map=17/-15.80769/35.09810) College Serenity Institute of Science and Technology · Namiyango Ward 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83771&mlon=35.08401#map=17/-15.83771/35.08401) Police station Limbe Police · Misesa Ward 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81961&mlon=35.05970#map=17/-15.81961/35.05970) 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 Mzedi Ward Places mapped inside Mzedi Ward in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 - Misesa 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 Mzedi Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Mzedi Ward?Bangwe Mthandizi Ward, Bangwe Ward, Limbe Central Ward, Mapanga Ward, Namiyango Ward and TA Likoswe - How many villages are in Mzedi Ward?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mzedi Ward?Bangwe Hill (1,514 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mzedi Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mzedi Ward?Kanjedza MediClinic (MASM), about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mzedi Ward?FDH Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mzedi Ward?NBS Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mzedi Ward?Total, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mzedi Ward?MW31544 (OCHA common operational dataset)