# Chirunga Ward Traditional authority, Zomba City – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chirunga-ward/

Traditional authority · Zomba City 

# Chirunga Ward

Chirunga Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba City, Southern Region. It covers **6.90 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.9km²
- 29mapped services
- 815 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chirunga Ward?

Chirunga 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 7 other traditional authorities: [Chinamwali Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chinamwali-ward/), [Likangala Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/likangala-ward/), [Masongola Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/masongola-ward/), [Mpira Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/mpira-ward/), [STA Nkagula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-nkagula/), [TA Mwambo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mwambo/) and [Zomba Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/zomba-central-ward/). By area it is the 355th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 16.5% of [Zomba City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/). The centre of Chirunga Ward is about 231 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.3 km from Zomba, the main town of Zomba City. The centre point is at -15.3928° N, 35.3492° 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 Chirunga Ward

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Chirunga Ward.

- Matawale
- Mpota
- Tom Allen

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 Chirunga Ward

Named natural and historic features inside Chirunga Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mponda

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 Chirunga 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
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- 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 Chirunga Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Matawale Health Center · Chirunga Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39058&mlon=35.35947#map=17/-15.39058/35.35947) 

Bank National Bank of Malawi · Zomba Central Ward 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38396&mlon=35.32087#map=17/-15.38396/35.32087) 

Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) 

Hotel Mulunguzi Riverside Lodge · Chirunga Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38539&mlon=35.34183#map=17/-15.38539/35.34183) 

School Mulunguzi Secondary School · Chirunga Ward 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38585&mlon=35.34402#map=17/-15.38585/35.34402) 

College University of Malawi Economics Department · Chirunga Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.33875#map=17/-15.38710/35.33875) 

Police station Malaŵi Police College · Zomba Central Ward 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39064&mlon=35.32570#map=17/-15.39064/35.32570) 

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 Chirunga Ward

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

- Hospitals3
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels3
- Schools4
- Colleges and universities11
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants1

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
- Chinamwali Ward
- Likangala Ward
- Masongola Ward
- Mbedza Ward
- Mpira Ward
- Mtiya Ward
- Sadzi Ward
- Zomba Central Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Chirunga Ward?In Zomba City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Chirunga Ward?Chinamwali Ward, Likangala Ward, Masongola Ward, Mpira Ward, STA Nkagula, TA Mwambo and Zomba Central Ward
- How many villages are in Chirunga Ward?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Chirunga Ward?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chirunga Ward?Matawale Health Center, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chirunga Ward?National Bank of Malawi, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chirunga Ward?Meru, about 1.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chirunga Ward?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Chirunga Ward?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chirunga Ward?MW31434 (OCHA common operational dataset)