# Namiyango Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namiyango-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Namiyango Ward Namiyango Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **9.20 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.2km² - 14mapped services ## Where is Namiyango Ward? Namiyango 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/), [Chigumula Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chigumula-ward/), [Misesa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/misesa-ward/), [Mzedi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mzedi-ward/) and [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/). By area it is the 344th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.8% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Namiyango Ward is about 250 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 -15.8375° N, 35.0853° 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 Namiyango Ward Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Namiyango Ward. - BCA - BCA Chilumba - BCA Chimaliro - BCA Gangala - BCA Hills - BCA Mtendere 1 - BCA Mtendere 2 - BCA Nankuyu 1 - BCA Nankuyu 2 - Banana - Chikunda - Chilambe 1 - Chilambe 2 - Green Malata - Maganga 1 - Maganga 2 - Masala 1 - Masala 2 - Mgomanjira 1 - Mgomanjira 2 - Mondiwa - Mondiwa Mapondo - Mondiwa Mwateya - Namiyango 1 - Namiyango 2 - William 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 Namiyango Ward Named natural and historic features inside Namiyango Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Namizungu ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Malabvi Forest Reserve 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 Namiyango 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 Namiyango Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Limbe Central Hospital · Limbe Central Ward 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81693&mlon=35.05218#map=17/-15.81693/35.05218) Bank FDH Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81543&mlon=35.06153#map=17/-15.81543/35.06153) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump engen · Namiyango Ward 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83491&mlon=35.08494#map=17/-15.83491/35.08494) Hotel Blue Lagoon Lodge · Namiyango Ward 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.84722&mlon=35.06371#map=17/-15.84722/35.06371) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Nayizi school ground · Namiyango Ward 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83981&mlon=35.08953#map=17/-15.83981/35.08953) College Serenity Institute of Science and Technology · Namiyango Ward 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83771&mlon=35.08401#map=17/-15.83771/35.08401) Police station Save the Children · Misesa Ward 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81990&mlon=35.05965#map=17/-15.81990/35.05965) 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 Namiyango Ward Places mapped inside Namiyango Ward in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels2 - Schools6 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants1 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 - Namalimwe 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 Namiyango Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Namiyango Ward?Bangwe Mthandizi Ward, Bangwe Ward, Chigumula Ward, Misesa Ward, Mzedi Ward and TA Likoswe - How many villages are in Namiyango Ward?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Namiyango Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Namiyango Ward?Limbe Central Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Namiyango Ward?FDH Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Namiyango Ward?NBS Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Namiyango Ward?engen, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Namiyango Ward?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Namiyango Ward?MW31551 (OCHA common operational dataset)