# Nyambadwe Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nyambadwe-ward/ Traditional authority · Blantyre City # Nyambadwe Ward Nyambadwe Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **6.55 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 30 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.5km² - 30mapped services - 1,113 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nyambadwe Ward? Nyambadwe 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: [Mbayani Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mbayani-ward/), [Michiru Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/michiru-ward/), [Namalimwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namalimwe-ward/), [Ndirande Gamulani Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/ndirande-gamulani-ward/), [Ndirande Makata Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/ndirande-makata-ward/) and [South Lunzu Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/south-lunzu-ward/). By area it is the 357th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.7% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Nyambadwe Ward is about 240 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 2.4 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.7667° N, 35.0198° 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 Nyambadwe Ward Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Nyambadwe Ward. - Blantyre Police - Gaesi - Gaesi Railway - Nyambadwe 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 Nyambadwe Ward Named natural and historic features inside Nyambadwe Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Nyambadwe Hill · 1,194 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Mudi 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 Nyambadwe 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 Nyambadwe Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mwaiwathu Private Hospital Limited · Nyambadwe Ward 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78512&mlon=35.01710#map=17/-15.78512/35.01710) Bank Sterling Bank Malawi · Nyambadwe Ward 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78197&mlon=35.01358#map=17/-15.78197/35.01358) ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) Petrol pump MERu · Nyambadwe Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77743&mlon=35.02375#map=17/-15.77743/35.02375) Hotel ANNIE'S LODGE · Nyambadwe Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77840&mlon=35.02424#map=17/-15.77840/35.02424) Mall Pagat Mall · Blantyre City Centre Ward 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) School Nyambadwe Pvt Sec School · Nyambadwe Ward 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.76486&mlon=35.02690#map=17/-15.76486/35.02690) College Malawi College of Accountancy · Nyambadwe Ward 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77401&mlon=35.02405#map=17/-15.77401/35.02405) Police station Blantyre Police HQ · Nyambadwe Ward 2.2 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 Nyambadwe Ward Places mapped inside Nyambadwe Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels4 - Schools11 - Colleges and universities3 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 - Nkolokoti Ward - Soche East Ward - Soche West Ward - South Lunzu Ward ## Quick answers - Where is Nyambadwe Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Nyambadwe Ward?Mbayani Ward, Michiru Ward, Namalimwe Ward, Ndirande Gamulani Ward, Ndirande Makata Ward and South Lunzu Ward - How many villages are in Nyambadwe Ward?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nyambadwe Ward?Nyambadwe Hill (1,194 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nyambadwe Ward?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Nyambadwe Ward?Mwaiwathu Private Hospital Limited, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nyambadwe Ward?Sterling Bank Malawi, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nyambadwe Ward?FMB, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nyambadwe Ward?MERu, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nyambadwe Ward?2 mapped - How many banks are in Nyambadwe Ward?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Nyambadwe Ward?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Nyambadwe Ward?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Nyambadwe Ward?MW31538 (OCHA common operational dataset)