# TA Kamenya Gwaza Traditional authority, Dedza District

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

Traditional authority · Dedza District 

# TA Kamenya Gwaza

TA Kamenya Gwaza is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dedza District, Central Region. It covers **191.1 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 191km²
- 7mapped services
- 1,551 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kamenya Gwaza?

TA Kamenya Gwaza 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: [Dedza Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/dedza-boma/), [TA Kachindamoto](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kachindamoto/), [TA Kasumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kasumbu/) and [TA Masasa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-masasa/). By area it is the 162nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.1% of [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/). The centre of TA Kamenya Gwaza is about 80 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 13 km from Dedza, the main town of Dedza District. The centre point is at -14.3172° N, 34.4376° 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 Kamenya Gwaza

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kamenya Gwaza. Settlements here lie between about 1,314 m and 1,611 m above sea level (median 1,551 m).

- Bembeke
- Bembeke Village
- Chinkwita
- Crakwita
- Godzikhale
- Kabala
- Kalilombe
- Kamenya-Gwaza
- Kamwenya Gwaza
- Kanchito
- Kanchitu
- Kapenuka
- Kulemeka
- Mlanda
- Mwala wa Nkhondo
- Ngona
- Ngonoonda
- Nkhanganya
- Nkhungumbe
- Nkhuto
- Semuka
- Village

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 Kamenya Gwaza

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Kalicelo
- Namitsitsi

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 2 mountains.

- Kumba · 1,831 m
- Ntsala Hill · 1,644 m
- Ngoma Hill · 1,334 m
- Kembewe Hill · 1,314 m
- Nankhanga Hill · 1,313 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 Kamenya Gwaza and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dedza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 267 m higher 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 November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 311 

Feb 21 220 

Mar 21 161 

Apr 19 41 

May 18 7 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 2 

Aug 19 2 

Sep 22 3 

Oct 24 12 

Nov 25 63 

Dec 23 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kamenya Gwaza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mua Mission Hospital · TA Kachindamoto 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29033&mlon=34.51185#map=17/-14.29033/34.51185) 

Bank Standard Bank · Dedza Boma 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.38032&mlon=34.33411#map=17/-14.38032/34.33411) 

Petrol pump Total · TA Masasa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.42793&mlon=34.41568#map=17/-14.42793/34.41568) 

Hotel Namalikhate Lodge · TA Kachindamoto 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28128&mlon=34.50722#map=17/-14.28128/34.50722) 

School Ngonoonda Primary School · TA Kamenya Gwaza 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.32139&mlon=34.44711#map=17/-14.32139/34.44711) 

College Forestry College · TA Kasumbu 14 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 14 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 Kamenya Gwaza

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

- Schools7

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 Kachindamoto
- TA Kaphuka
- TA Kasumbu
- TA Tambala

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kamenya Gwaza?In Dedza District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kamenya Gwaza?Dedza Boma, TA Kachindamoto, TA Kasumbu and TA Masasa
- How many villages are in TA Kamenya Gwaza?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kamenya Gwaza?Settlements lie between 1,314 m and 1,611 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kamenya Gwaza?Kumba (1,831 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kamenya Gwaza?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kamenya Gwaza?Mua Mission Hospital, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kamenya Gwaza?Standard Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kamenya Gwaza?Total, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kamenya Gwaza?MW20808 (OCHA common operational dataset)