# Mtiya Ward Traditional authority, Zomba City, Southern Region

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

Traditional authority · Zomba City 

# Mtiya Ward

Mtiya Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba City, Southern Region. It covers **4.01 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.0km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,082 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mtiya Ward?

Mtiya 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: [Chambo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chambo-ward/), [Masongola Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/masongola-ward/), [Mbedza Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/mbedza-ward/), [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/), [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/) and [Zomba Central Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/zomba-central-ward/). By area it is the 376th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.6% of [Zomba City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/). The centre of Mtiya Ward is about 227 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 1.3 km from Zomba, the main town of Zomba City. The centre point is at -15.3850° N, 35.3068° 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 Mtiya Ward

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mtiya Ward.

- Ntiya

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 Mtiya 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 Mtiya Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Cobbe Barracks Health Center · Mtiya Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39073&mlon=35.30503#map=17/-15.39073/35.30503) 

Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Zomba Central Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.31546#map=17/-15.38710/35.31546) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Zomba City Service Station · Chambo Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38830&mlon=35.31291#map=17/-15.38830/35.31291) 

Hotel Ndendyera Lodge · Zomba Central Ward 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38902&mlon=35.31896#map=17/-15.38902/35.31896) 

School Cobbe Barracks CDSS · Mtiya Ward 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38982&mlon=35.31181#map=17/-15.38982/35.31181) 

College Zomba Vocational Training Centre - ZVTC · Chambo Ward 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39304&mlon=35.31292#map=17/-15.39304/35.31292) 

Police station Eastern Region Police Headquarters · Masongola Ward 1.9 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 Mtiya Ward

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- 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
- Chirunga Ward
- Likangala Ward
- Masongola Ward
- Mbedza Ward
- Mpira Ward
- Sadzi Ward
- Zomba Central Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Mtiya Ward?In Zomba City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Mtiya Ward?Chambo Ward, Masongola Ward, Mbedza Ward, TA Malemia, TA Mlumbe and Zomba Central Ward
- How many villages are in Mtiya Ward?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mtiya Ward?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mtiya Ward?Cobbe Barracks Health Center, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mtiya Ward?Malawi Savings Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mtiya Ward?TotalEnergies Zomba City Service Station, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mtiya Ward?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mtiya Ward?MW31435 (OCHA common operational dataset)