# Soche East Ward Traditional authority, Blantyre City

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-east-ward/

Traditional authority · Blantyre City 

# Soche East Ward

Soche East Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre City, Southern Region. It covers **4.39 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 68 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.4km²
- 68mapped services
- 1,077 mtypical elevation

## Where is Soche East Ward?

Soche East 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: [Blantyre City Centre Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/blantyre-city-centre-ward/), [Blantyre South Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/blantyre-south-ward/), [Limbe Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/limbe-central-ward/), [Misesa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/misesa-ward/), [Namalimwe Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namalimwe-ward/), [Nkolokoti Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/nkolokoti-ward/) and [Soche West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-west-ward/). By area it is the 372nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.8% of [Blantyre City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/). The centre of Soche East Ward is about 244 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.1 km from Blantyre, the main town of Blantyre City. The centre point is at -15.8097° N, 35.0215° 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 Soche East Ward

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Soche East Ward.

- Chichiri Prison
- Chitawira
- Kachere
- Kwacha
- Soche

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 Soche East 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**.

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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 Soche East Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gombwa · Soche East Ward 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81257&mlon=35.02245#map=17/-15.81257/35.02245) 

Bank Standard Bank · Soche East Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80085&mlon=35.02375#map=17/-15.80085/35.02375) 

ATM National Bank · Soche East Ward 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80683&mlon=35.02487#map=17/-15.80683/35.02487) 

Petrol pump Kudya Filling Station · Soche East Ward 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81541&mlon=35.01733#map=17/-15.81541/35.01733) 

Hotel Splendor Hotel · Soche East Ward 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80819&mlon=35.02308#map=17/-15.80819/35.02308) 

Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) 

School Soche Pvt · Soche East Ward 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80892&mlon=35.02069#map=17/-15.80892/35.02069) 

College Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi · Soche East Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80401&mlon=35.01966#map=17/-15.80401/35.01966) 

Police station Chichiri Police · Soche East Ward 1.1 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 Soche East Ward

Places mapped inside Soche East Ward in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals27
- Banks4
- ATMs5
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels1
- Shopping malls2
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities10
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants7
- 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
- Nyambadwe Ward
- Soche West Ward
- South Lunzu Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Soche East Ward?In Blantyre City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Soche East Ward?Blantyre City Centre Ward, Blantyre South Ward, Limbe Central Ward, Misesa Ward, Namalimwe Ward, Nkolokoti Ward and Soche West Ward
- How many villages are in Soche East Ward?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Soche East Ward?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Soche East Ward?Gombwa, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Soche East Ward?Standard Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Soche East Ward?National Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Soche East Ward?Kudya Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Soche East Ward?27 mapped
- How many banks are in Soche East Ward?4 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Soche East Ward?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Soche East Ward?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Soche East Ward?MW31547 (OCHA common operational dataset)