# Mpira Ward Traditional authority, Zomba City, Southern Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/mpira-ward/ Traditional authority · Zomba City # Mpira Ward Mpira Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba City, Southern Region. It covers **8.06 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.1km² - 1mapped services - 867 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mpira Ward? Mpira 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 6 other traditional authorities: [Chirunga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chirunga-ward/), [Likangala Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/likangala-ward/), [Sadzi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/sadzi-ward/), [TA Chikowi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-chikowi/), [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 349th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 19.3% of [Zomba City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/). The centre of Mpira Ward is about 232 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.5 km from Zomba, the main town of Zomba City. The centre point is at -15.4130° N, 35.3360° 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 Mpira Ward Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Mpira Ward. Settlements here lie between about 831 m and 1,030 m above sea level (median 867 m). - Chikanda - Chilemele - Kasembe - Mainuka - Songo - Umi 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 Mpira Ward Named natural and historic features inside Mpira Ward, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mbeza ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Nkhoronje · 1,123 m - Chiperoni · 867 m - Chiphola Hill · 831 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Somanje Estate 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 Mpira 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 Mpira Ward Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zomba Central Hospital · Chambo Ward 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39970&mlon=35.31383#map=17/-15.39970/35.31383) Bank Standard Bank · Zomba Central Ward 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38455&mlon=35.32035#map=17/-15.38455/35.32035) Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) Hotel Mulunguzi Riverside Lodge · Chirunga Ward 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38539&mlon=35.34183#map=17/-15.38539/35.34183) School Malindi Secondary School · Mpira Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.41189&mlon=35.32994#map=17/-15.41189/35.32994) College Mubarak Complex College · Chambo Ward 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.40324&mlon=35.31824#map=17/-15.40324/35.31824) Police station Malaŵi Police College · Zomba Central Ward 2.7 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 Mpira Ward Places mapped inside Mpira Ward in open map data, by type. - 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 - Chinamwali Ward - Chirunga Ward - Likangala Ward - Masongola Ward - Mbedza Ward - Mtiya Ward - Sadzi Ward - Zomba Central Ward ## Quick answers - Where is Mpira Ward?In Zomba City, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Mpira Ward?Chirunga Ward, Likangala Ward, Sadzi Ward, TA Chikowi, TA Mwambo and Zomba Central Ward - How many villages are in Mpira Ward?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mpira Ward?Settlements lie between 831 m and 1,030 m - What is the highest point in Mpira Ward?Nkhoronje (1,123 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mpira Ward?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mpira Ward?Zomba Central Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mpira Ward?Standard Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mpira Ward?Meru, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mpira Ward?MW31431 (OCHA common operational dataset)