# Ndirande Matope Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City

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

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Ndirande Matope Ward

Ndirande Matope Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **6.10 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.1km²
- 7mapped services

## Where is Ndirande Matope Ward?

Ndirande Matope 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 4 other traditional authorities: [Namalimwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namalimwe-ward/), [Ndirande Makata Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/ndirande-makata-ward/), [Nkolokoti Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nkolokoti-ward/) and [South Lunzu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/south-lunzu-ward/). By area it is the 361st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.5% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Ndirande Matope Ward is about 243 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.7750° N, 35.0493° 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 Ndirande Matope Ward

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Ndirande Matope Ward.

- Baghdad
- Chakana A
- Chakana B
- Chakana C
- Chakana D
- Chakana E
- Matope 1
- Matope 2
- Matope 3
- Matope 4
- Matope 5
- Mtambalika A
- Mtambalika B
- Mtambalika C

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).

## Weather in Ndirande Matope 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 Ndirande Matope Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ndirande Health Centre · Ndirande Matope Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77817&mlon=35.04014#map=17/-15.77817/35.04014) 

Bank Standard Bank · Namalimwe Ward 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78486&mlon=35.03506#map=17/-15.78486/35.03506) 

ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) 

Petrol pump Enegem filling station · Ndirande Matope Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77797&mlon=35.03792#map=17/-15.77797/35.03792) 

Hotel ANNIE'S LODGE · Nyambadwe Ward 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77840&mlon=35.02424#map=17/-15.77840/35.02424) 

Mall Chichiri Mall · Limbe Central Ward 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80427&mlon=35.04351#map=17/-15.80427/35.04351) 

School Ndirande Kachere LEA Primary School · Ndirande Matope Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78065&mlon=35.04237#map=17/-15.78065/35.04237) 

College Blantyre International University · Ndirande Matope Ward 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79079&mlon=35.03841#map=17/-15.79079/35.03841) 

Police station Chichiri Police · Soche East Ward 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80257&mlon=35.02884#map=17/-15.80257/35.02884) 

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 Ndirande Matope Ward

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

- Hospitals3
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2
- 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
- Michiru Ward
- Misesa Ward
- Mzedi Ward
- Namalimwe Ward
- Namiyango Ward
- Ndirande Gamulani Ward
- Ndirande Makata Ward
- Nkolokoti Ward
- Nyambadwe Ward
- Soche East Ward
- Soche West Ward
- South Lunzu Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Ndirande Matope Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Ndirande Matope Ward?Namalimwe Ward, Ndirande Makata Ward, Nkolokoti Ward and South Lunzu Ward
- How many villages are in Ndirande Matope Ward?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ndirande Matope Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ndirande Matope Ward?Ndirande Health Centre, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ndirande Matope Ward?Standard Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ndirande Matope Ward?FMB, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ndirande Matope Ward?Enegem filling station, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ndirande Matope Ward?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Ndirande Matope Ward?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ndirande Matope Ward?MW31535 (OCHA common operational dataset)