# Masongola Ward Traditional authority, Zomba City – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/masongola-ward/ Traditional authority · Zomba City # Masongola Ward Masongola Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba City, Southern Region. It covers **8.75 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.8km² - 21mapped services - 1,082 mtypical elevation ## Where is Masongola Ward? Masongola 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 5 other traditional authorities: [Chinamwali Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chinamwali-ward/), [Chirunga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chirunga-ward/), [Mtiya Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/mtiya-ward/), [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/) and [Zomba Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/zomba-central-ward/). By area it is the 347th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 20.9% of [Zomba City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/). The centre of Masongola Ward is about 229 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 2.6 km from Zomba, the main town of Zomba City. The centre point is at -15.3719° N, 35.3377° 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 Masongola Ward Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Masongola Ward. - Malonje - Naisi 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 Masongola Ward Named natural and historic features inside Masongola Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Naisi · 947 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 Masongola 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 Masongola Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zomba MASM Medi-Clinic & MASM Sales Office · Masongola Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.37834&mlon=35.33154#map=17/-15.37834/35.33154) Bank NBS bank of malawi · Masongola Ward 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38331&mlon=35.32066#map=17/-15.38331/35.32066) Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) Hotel Peter's Lodge · Masongola Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.37745&mlon=35.34023#map=17/-15.37745/35.34023) School Secondary School · Chirunga Ward 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38025&mlon=35.33976#map=17/-15.38025/35.33976) College TEEM Development Centre College · Chirunga Ward 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38330&mlon=35.33330#map=17/-15.38330/35.33330) Police station Police office · Masongola Ward 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.37872&mlon=35.32382#map=17/-15.37872/35.32382) 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 Masongola Ward Places mapped inside Masongola Ward in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels7 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants5 - Police stations2 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 - Chirunga Ward - Likangala Ward - Mbedza Ward - Mpira Ward - Mtiya Ward - Sadzi Ward - Zomba Central Ward ## Quick answers - Where is Masongola Ward?In Zomba City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Masongola Ward?Chinamwali Ward, Chirunga Ward, Mtiya Ward, TA Malemia and Zomba Central Ward - How many villages are in Masongola Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Masongola Ward?Naisi (947 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Masongola Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Masongola Ward?Zomba MASM Medi-Clinic & MASM Sales Office, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Masongola Ward?NBS bank of malawi, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Masongola Ward?Meru, about 1.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Masongola Ward?1 mapped - How many banks are in Masongola Ward?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Masongola Ward?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Masongola Ward?MW31436 (OCHA common operational dataset)