# TA Chilikumwendo Traditional authority, Dedza District

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

Traditional authority · Dedza District 

# TA Chilikumwendo

TA Chilikumwendo is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dedza District, Central Region. It covers **234.6 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 235km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,212 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chilikumwendo?

TA Chilikumwendo lies in [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [TA Chadza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chadza/), [TA Chiseka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chiseka/), [TA Kachere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kachere/), [TA Kalumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-kalumbu/) and [TA Kaphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kaphuka/). By area it is the 138th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.2% of [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/). The centre of TA Chilikumwendo is about 42 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 40 km from Dedza, the main town of Dedza District. The centre point is at -14.3038° N, 33.9654° 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 Chilikumwendo

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chilikumwendo. Settlements here lie between about 1,178 m and 1,268 m above sea level (median 1,212 m).

- Chikandira
- Cidewge
- Kakwazi
- Kalelo
- Kalumbi
- Kaname
- Kanolo
- Kanyezi
- Katewe
- Lumwira
- Malimba
- Matumba
- Matumbwa
- Moffat
- Mphunda
- Ngawi
- Njuci
- Njuki
- Simeon
- Tembwe
- Themuka

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 Chilikumwendo

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Lifidzi River

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Chekhoma Hill · 1,361 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 Chilikumwendo 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
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

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 Chilikumwendo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital kallumbu hospital · TA Kalumbu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.13818&mlon=33.94279#map=17/-14.13818/33.94279) 

Bank NBS Service Centre · TA Chadza 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18183&mlon=33.77694#map=17/-14.18183/33.77694) 

Petrol pump Mitundu Filling station · TA Chiseka 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.24798&mlon=33.77890#map=17/-14.24798/33.77890) 

Hotel Rest House · TA Kaphuka 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.19955&mlon=34.12994#map=17/-14.19955/34.12994) 

School Matumba Kadothi Full Primary School Holy Angels · TA Chilikumwendo 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37366&mlon=33.90842#map=17/-14.37366/33.90842) 

College Marble Hill University · TA Mazengera 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.08863&mlon=33.98741#map=17/-14.08863/33.98741) 

Police station Bunda · TA Chadza 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18781&mlon=33.76899#map=17/-14.18781/33.76899) 

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 TA Chilikumwendo

Places mapped inside TA Chilikumwendo in open map data, by type.

- Schools2

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 Dedza District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chilikumwendo?In Dedza District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chilikumwendo?TA Chadza, TA Chiseka, TA Kachere, TA Kalumbu and TA Kaphuka
- How many villages are in TA Chilikumwendo?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chilikumwendo?Settlements lie between 1,178 m and 1,268 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chilikumwendo?Chekhoma Hill (1,361 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chilikumwendo?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chilikumwendo?kallumbu hospital, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chilikumwendo?NBS Service Centre, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chilikumwendo?Mitundu Filling station, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chilikumwendo?MW20802 (OCHA common operational dataset)