# Zomba Central Ward Traditional authority, Zomba City

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

Traditional authority · Zomba City 

# Zomba Central Ward

Zomba Central Ward is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba City, Southern Region. It covers **2.00 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.0km²
- 25mapped services
- 949 mtypical elevation

## Where is Zomba Central Ward?

Zomba Central 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: [Chambo Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chambo-ward/), [Chirunga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chirunga-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/), [Mtiya Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/mtiya-ward/) and [Sadzi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/sadzi-ward/). By area it is the 403rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.8% of [Zomba City](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/). The centre of Zomba Central Ward is about 229 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 1.0 km from Zomba, the main town of Zomba City. The centre point is at -15.3920° N, 35.3255° 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 Zomba Central Ward

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Zomba Central Ward. The largest with a recorded population: Zomba (118,440).

- Sauka
- Zomba

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 Zomba Central 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
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- Mar
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- Aug
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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 Zomba Central Ward

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zomba Central Hospital · Chambo Ward 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39970&mlon=35.31383#map=17/-15.39970/35.31383) 

Bank Standard Bank · Zomba Central Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38455&mlon=35.32035#map=17/-15.38455/35.32035) 

Petrol pump Petroda · Zomba Central Ward 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38353&mlon=35.32176#map=17/-15.38353/35.32176) 

Hotel Judy's Council Resthouse · Zomba Central Ward 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38840&mlon=35.32044#map=17/-15.38840/35.32044) 

School Likubula Secondary School · Zomba Central Ward 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39440&mlon=35.32564#map=17/-15.39440/35.32564) 

College Malawi Police Training College · Zomba Central Ward 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39320&mlon=35.32603#map=17/-15.39320/35.32603) 

Police station Malaŵi Police College · Zomba Central Ward 0.2 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 Zomba Central Ward

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

- Banks8
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels3
- Schools3
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants4
- Police stations1

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
- Mtiya Ward
- Sadzi Ward

## Quick answers

- Where is Zomba Central Ward?In Zomba City, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Zomba Central Ward?Chambo Ward, Chirunga Ward, Likangala Ward, Masongola Ward, Mpira Ward, Mtiya Ward and Sadzi Ward
- How many villages are in Zomba Central Ward?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Zomba Central Ward?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Zomba Central Ward?Zomba Central Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Zomba Central Ward?Standard Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zomba Central Ward?Petroda, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Zomba Central Ward?8 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Zomba Central Ward?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Zomba Central Ward?MW31437 (OCHA common operational dataset)