# TA Kachindamoto Traditional authority, Dedza District

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

Traditional authority · Dedza District 

# TA Kachindamoto

TA Kachindamoto is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dedza District, Central Region. It covers **689.7 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 690km²
- 8mapped services
- 547 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kachindamoto?

TA Kachindamoto 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 Kambalame](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambalame/), [TA Kamenya Gwaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kamenya-gwaza/), [TA Kasumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kasumbu/), [TA Masasa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-masasa/) and [TA Nankumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-nankumba/). By area it is the 26th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 18.4% of [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/). The centre of TA Kachindamoto is about 92 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 29 km from Dedza, the main town of Dedza District. The centre point is at -14.2756° N, 34.5821° 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 Kachindamoto

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kachindamoto. Settlements here lie between about 484 m and 827 m above sea level (median 547 m).

- Abrahamu
- Bangani
- Golomoti Station
- Kabulika
- Kachindamoto
- Kapiri
- Lumwira
- Masasa
- Mganja
- Mtakataka
- Mua
- Nganja
- Njolo
- Phumula

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 Kachindamoto

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Bwanje River
- Livulezi River
- Matowe
- Nachidambo
- Nadzipokwe
- Nadzipulu
- Naminkokwe

### Forests and nature

2 forest reserves.

- Mua Forest Reserve
- Mua Livulezi Forest Reserve

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Mtakataka

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 Kachindamoto and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dedza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 737 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 311 

Feb 28 220 

Mar 27 161 

Apr 26 41 

May 24 7 

Jun 23 2 

Jul 23 2 

Aug 25 2 

Sep 28 3 

Oct 31 12 

Nov 32 63 

Dec 29 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kachindamoto

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mua Mission Hospital · TA Kachindamoto 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29033&mlon=34.51185#map=17/-14.29033/34.51185) 

Bank Standard Bank · Dedza Boma 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.38032&mlon=34.33411#map=17/-14.38032/34.33411) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Golomoti Service Station · TA Kachindamoto 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.41797&mlon=34.59212#map=17/-14.41797/34.59212) 

Hotel Namalikhate Lodge · TA Kachindamoto 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28128&mlon=34.50722#map=17/-14.28128/34.50722) 

School Bondo school · TA Kachindamoto 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.20104&mlon=34.51410#map=17/-14.20104/34.51410) 

College Forestry College · TA Kasumbu 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.34249&mlon=34.30874#map=17/-14.34249/34.30874) 

Police station Dedza traffic police · Dedza Boma 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.39636&mlon=34.34181#map=17/-14.39636/34.34181) 

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 Kachindamoto

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

- Hospitals3
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels1
- Schools1
- 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 Kachere
- TA Kamenya Gwaza
- TA Kaphuka
- TA Kasumbu
- TA Tambala

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kachindamoto?In Dedza District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kachindamoto?TA Kambalame, TA Kamenya Gwaza, TA Kasumbu, TA Masasa and TA Nankumba
- How many villages are in TA Kachindamoto?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kachindamoto?Settlements lie between 484 m and 827 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Kachindamoto?April to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kachindamoto?Mua Mission Hospital, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kachindamoto?Standard Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kachindamoto?TotalEnergies Golomoti Service Station, about 16 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Kachindamoto?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Kachindamoto?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kachindamoto?MW20807 (OCHA common operational dataset)