# Chinamwali Ward Traditional authority, Zomba City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chinamwali-ward/ Traditional authority · Zomba City # Chinamwali Ward Chinamwali Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba City, Southern Region. It covers **1.87 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Chinamwali Ward? Chinamwali Ward lies in [Zomba City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [Chirunga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chirunga-ward/), [Masongola Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/masongola-ward/), [STA Nkagula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-nkagula/) and [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/). By area it is the 406th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.5% of [Zomba City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/). The centre of Chinamwali Ward is about 231 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Zomba, the main town of Zomba City. The centre point is at -15.3758° N, 35.3591° 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Chinamwali Ward Named natural and historic features inside Chinamwali Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Namwali · 964 m 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 Chinamwali Ward and the best time to visit Using the climate of Zomba City, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (343 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 343 Feb 24 227 Mar 23 189 Apr 22 60 May 20 18 Jun 19 16 Jul 18 28 Aug 20 8 Sep 24 8 Oct 27 17 Nov 27 94 Dec 25 238 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chinamwali Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital HOPE MEDI CLINICS · Chinamwali Ward 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38019&mlon=35.35986#map=17/-15.38019/35.35986) Bank National Bank of Malawi · Zomba Central Ward 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38396&mlon=35.32087#map=17/-15.38396/35.32087) Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) Hotel Pangapanga Residence Zomba-Upper Darful · STA Nkagula 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.37586&mlon=35.36636#map=17/-15.37586/35.36636) School Chinamwali girls secondary school · Chinamwali Ward 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38113&mlon=35.36054#map=17/-15.38113/35.36054) College University of Malawi Economics Department · Chirunga Ward 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.33875#map=17/-15.38710/35.33875) Police station Eastern Region Police Headquarters · Masongola Ward 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38039&mlon=35.32422#map=17/-15.38039/35.32422) 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 Chinamwali Ward Places mapped inside Chinamwali Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Zomba City - Chambo Ward - Chirunga Ward - Likangala Ward - Masongola Ward - Mbedza Ward - Mpira Ward - Mtiya Ward - Sadzi Ward - Zomba Central Ward ## Quick answers - Where is Chinamwali Ward?In Zomba City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Chinamwali Ward?Chirunga Ward, Masongola Ward, STA Nkagula and TA Malemia - What is the highest point in Chinamwali Ward?Namwali (964 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chinamwali Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chinamwali Ward?HOPE MEDI CLINICS, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chinamwali Ward?National Bank of Malawi, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chinamwali Ward?Meru, about 2.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Chinamwali Ward?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Chinamwali Ward?MW31433 (OCHA common operational dataset)