# TA Kachere Traditional authority, Dedza District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Dedza District 

# TA Kachere

TA Kachere is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dedza District, Central Region. It covers **871.1 km²**. 60 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 871km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,290 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kachere?

TA Kachere 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: [Dedza Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/dedza-boma/), [TA Chilikumwendo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-chilikumwendo/), [TA Chiseka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chiseka/), [TA Kaphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kaphuka/) and [TA Masula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-masula/). By area it is the 15th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 23.2% of [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/). The centre of TA Kachere is about 55 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 44 km from Dedza, the main town of Dedza District. The centre point is at -14.4415° N, 33.9278° 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 Kachere

Open gazetteers list **60 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kachere. Settlements here lie between about 1,195 m and 1,494 m above sea level (median 1,290 m).

- Andreya
- Bango
- Bani
- Cacecedza
- Chafumbwa
- Chagwalugwa
- Champongo
- Checufikeni
- Chiculungueni
- Chinku
- Chinkwita
- Chitengo
- Chithasa
- Dzaipa
- Fosa
- Francisco
- Gomes
- Inoch
- Kachere
- Kachule
- Kafotokoza
- Kainga
- Kamakule
- Kambadzo
- Kangimbe
- Kapitapita
- Katutuka
- Kude
- Kunsinja
- Lingake
- Livinza
- Lobi
- Macala
- Maluku
- Marere
- Mchenga
- Mfutso
- Mnkonka
- Mpsasaweni
- Mpunzi
- Mtambalika
- Mtengoagwa
- Mulangari
- Nchenga
- Ndebvu
- Ngombengo
- Njati
- Njonja
- Ntanthila
- Pemba
- Sadichi
- Saissone
- Saleke
- Sukasuka
- Tambolagwa
- Tete
- Thambolagwa
- Tsumbe
- Wilson
- Zikesa

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 Kachere

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Bembe
- Kambiribiri
- Kaphya
- Luwenga
- Mbonde

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 3 hills.

- Mpunzi Mountain · 1,652 m
- Kambuzinyomi Hill · 1,397 m
- Ngalagombe Hill · 1,387 m
- Gulugulu Hill · 1,337 m
- Mwalawathonga Hill · 1,282 m
- Nchinji Hill · 1,264 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Chaudre 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 TA Kachere 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 Kachere

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mitundu Chipitala · TA Chiseka 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.24850&mlon=33.77384#map=17/-14.24850/33.77384) 

Bank NBS Service Centre · TA Chadza 33 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 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.24798&mlon=33.77890#map=17/-14.24798/33.77890) 

Hotel AQF Guest House · TA Chadza 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18941&mlon=33.77735#map=17/-14.18941/33.77735) 

School Kadothi Full Primary School Holy Angels · TA Chilikumwendo 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37369&mlon=33.90836#map=17/-14.37369/33.90836) 

College LUANAR Academics Unit · TA Chadza 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18167&mlon=33.77715#map=17/-14.18167/33.77715) 

Police station Bunda · TA Chadza 33 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 Kachere

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

- Schools2
- 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 Dedza District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kachere?In Dedza District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kachere?Dedza Boma, TA Chilikumwendo, TA Chiseka, TA Kaphuka and TA Masula
- How many villages are in TA Kachere?60 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kachere?Settlements lie between 1,195 m and 1,494 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kachere?Mpunzi Mountain (1,652 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kachere?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kachere?Mitundu Chipitala, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kachere?NBS Service Centre, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kachere?Mitundu Filling station, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kachere?MW20801 (OCHA common operational dataset)