# Namalimwe Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namalimwe-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Namalimwe Ward Namalimwe Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **4.90 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 30 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.9km² - 30mapped services - 1,085 mtypical elevation ## Where is Namalimwe Ward? Namalimwe 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: [Blantyre City Centre Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/blantyre-city-centre-ward/), [Limbe Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/limbe-central-ward/), [Mbayani Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mbayani-ward/), [Ndirande Makata Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/ndirande-makata-ward/), [Ndirande Matope Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/ndirande-matope-ward/), [Nkolokoti Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nkolokoti-ward/), [Nyambadwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nyambadwe-ward/) and [Soche East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-east-ward/). By area it is the 367th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.0% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Namalimwe Ward is about 242 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 -15.7886° N, 35.0247° 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 Namalimwe Ward Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Namalimwe Ward. - Blantyre Secondary School - Goliyo A - Goliyo B - Goliyo C - Goliyo E/Railways - Makata - New Lines A - New Lines C - NewLines B 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 Namalimwe Ward Named natural and historic features inside Namalimwe Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Coronation Lake 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 Namalimwe 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 Namalimwe Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mwaiwathu Private Hospital · Nyambadwe Ward 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78517&mlon=35.01722#map=17/-15.78517/35.01722) Bank National Bank · Namalimwe Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79759&mlon=35.02650#map=17/-15.79759/35.02650) ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) Petrol pump Total Nyambadwe · Nyambadwe Ward 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78037&mlon=35.02433#map=17/-15.78037/35.02433) Hotel Grace Bandawe · Nyambadwe Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78255&mlon=35.02403#map=17/-15.78255/35.02403) Mall Uta Waleza Shopping Complex · Namalimwe Ward 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79089&mlon=35.01785#map=17/-15.79089/35.01785) School HHI Secondary School · Nyambadwe Ward 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78412&mlon=35.02192#map=17/-15.78412/35.02192) College Millennium University · Nyambadwe Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77897&mlon=35.01739#map=17/-15.77897/35.01739) Police station Blantyre Police HQ · Nyambadwe Ward 1.1 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 Namalimwe Ward Places mapped inside Namalimwe Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks6 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels2 - Shopping malls1 - Schools6 - Restaurants7 - 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 - Misesa Ward - Mzedi 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 Namalimwe Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Namalimwe Ward?Blantyre City Centre Ward, Limbe Central Ward, Mbayani Ward, Ndirande Makata Ward, Ndirande Matope Ward, Nkolokoti Ward, Nyambadwe Ward and Soche East Ward - How many villages are in Namalimwe Ward?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Namalimwe Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Namalimwe Ward?Mwaiwathu Private Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Namalimwe Ward?National Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Namalimwe Ward?FMB, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Namalimwe Ward?Total Nyambadwe, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Namalimwe Ward?1 mapped - How many banks are in Namalimwe Ward?6 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Namalimwe Ward?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Namalimwe Ward?MW31542 (OCHA common operational dataset)