# TA Chauma Traditional authority, Dedza District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-chauma/

Traditional authority · Dedza District 

# TA Chauma

TA Chauma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dedza District, Central Region. It covers **69.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 69.5km²
- 1,138 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chauma?

TA Chauma lies in [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Chitekwele](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/sta-chitekwele/), [TA Kaphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kaphuka/), [TA Mazengera](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mazengera/) and [TA Tambala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-tambala/). By area it is the 258th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.9% of [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/). The centre of TA Chauma is about 43 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 37 km from Dedza, the main town of Dedza District. The centre point is at -14.0876° N, 34.1621° 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 TA Chauma

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chauma.

- Chilanga
- Chiowa
- Konka
- Linyama
- Mchokela
- Mikundi
- Tsogo

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 TA Chauma

Named natural and historic features inside TA Chauma, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Lumbidzi Hill · 1,170 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 TA Chauma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dedza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (311 mm) and the driest Jun (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 311 

Feb 23 220 

Mar 22 161 

Apr 21 41 

May 20 7 

Jun 18 2 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 12 

Nov 27 63 

Dec 24 245 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chauma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nkhoma Hospital · TA Mazengera 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.08694&mlon=34.09537#map=17/-14.08694/34.09537) 

Bank FDH Bank · Dedza Boma 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37966&mlon=34.33352#map=17/-14.37966/34.33352) 

Petrol pump FILLING STATION · TA Mazengera 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04758&mlon=34.10658#map=17/-14.04758/34.10658) 

Hotel Nyasa executive Lodge · TA Kaphuka 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.09853&mlon=34.10072#map=17/-14.09853/34.10072) 

School WILLIAM MURRAY GROUND · TA Mazengera 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04706&mlon=34.10439#map=17/-14.04706/34.10439) 

College Nkhoma university campus · TA Mazengera 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04811&mlon=34.10692#map=17/-14.04811/34.10692) 

Police station Nkhoma Police · TA Mazengera 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04709&mlon=34.10650#map=17/-14.04709/34.10650) 

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.

## Other traditional authorities in Dedza District

- Dedza Boma
- TA Chilikumwendo
- TA Kachere
- TA Kachindamoto
- TA Kamenya Gwaza
- TA Kaphuka
- TA Kasumbu
- TA Tambala

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chauma?In Dedza District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chauma?STA Chitekwele, TA Kaphuka, TA Mazengera and TA Tambala
- How many villages are in TA Chauma?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Chauma?Lumbidzi Hill (1,170 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chauma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chauma?Nkhoma Hospital, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chauma?FDH Bank, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chauma?FILLING STATION, about 7.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chauma?MW20805 (OCHA common operational dataset)