# Nkolokoti Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nkolokoti-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Nkolokoti Ward Nkolokoti Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **15.7 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.7km² - 13mapped services - 1,199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nkolokoti Ward? Nkolokoti 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 7 other traditional authorities: [Limbe Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/limbe-central-ward/), [Mapanga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mapanga-ward/), [Namalimwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namalimwe-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/), [Soche East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-east-ward/) and [South Lunzu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/south-lunzu-ward/). By area it is the 315th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.5% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Nkolokoti Ward is about 244 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 6.8 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.7794° N, 35.0714° 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 Nkolokoti Ward Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Nkolokoti Ward. - Area 8 B-Nanthoka - Area 9 - Chichiri - Chinupule - Chinupule 1A - Chinupule 1B - Chinupule 1C - Gulani - Khama - Manjombe - Mudi - Mudi Estate - Nkung'Unda - Waterboard 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 Nkolokoti Ward Named natural and historic features inside Nkolokoti Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Ndirande Hill · 1,547 m - Maone · 1,208 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Maone - Sedi 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 Nkolokoti 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 Nkolokoti Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Atlas Medical Center · Nkolokoti Ward 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79898&mlon=35.05464#map=17/-15.79898/35.05464) Bank New Finance Bank Limbe · Limbe Central Ward 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80514&mlon=35.05696#map=17/-15.80514/35.05696) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Tsiranana Service Station · Nkolokoti Ward 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80445&mlon=35.06649#map=17/-15.80445/35.06649) Hotel Limbe Guest House · Nkolokoti Ward 2.6 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 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Makhetha · Nkolokoti Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78908&mlon=35.06514#map=17/-15.78908/35.06514) College International College of Business & Management · Limbe Central Ward 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80127&mlon=35.05096#map=17/-15.80127/35.05096) 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 Nkolokoti Ward Places mapped inside Nkolokoti Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Schools7 - Pharmacies1 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 - Ndirande Matope Ward - Nyambadwe Ward - Soche East Ward - Soche West Ward - South Lunzu Ward ## Quick answers - Where is Nkolokoti Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Nkolokoti Ward?Limbe Central Ward, Mapanga Ward, Namalimwe Ward, Ndirande Makata Ward, Ndirande Matope Ward, Soche East Ward and South Lunzu Ward - How many villages are in Nkolokoti Ward?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nkolokoti Ward?Ndirande Hill (1,547 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nkolokoti Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Nkolokoti Ward?Atlas Medical Center, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nkolokoti Ward?New Finance Bank Limbe, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nkolokoti Ward?NBS Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nkolokoti Ward?TotalEnergies Tsiranana Service Station, about 2.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nkolokoti Ward?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Nkolokoti Ward?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Nkolokoti Ward?MW31534 (OCHA common operational dataset)