# TA Tambala Traditional authority, Dedza District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Dedza District 

# TA Tambala

TA Tambala is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dedza District, Central Region. It covers **476.9 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 477km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,339 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Tambala?

TA Tambala lies in [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [STA Chitekwele](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/sta-chitekwele/), [TA Chauma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-chauma/), [TA Kambwiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambwiri/), [TA Kaphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kaphuka/), [TA Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-karonga/), [TA Kasumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kasumbu/) and [TA Ndindi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-ndindi/). By area it is the 50th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.7% of [Dedza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/). The centre of TA Tambala is about 51 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 38 km from Dedza, the main town of Dedza District. The centre point is at -14.0447° N, 34.2569° 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 Tambala

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in TA Tambala. Settlements here lie between about 1,175 m and 1,526 m above sea level (median 1,339 m).

- Chitundu
- Citundu
- Guma
- Gwengwe
- Kafafwa
- Kangunda
- Kapazila
- Kungungwe
- Kyinge
- Maganga
- Magenga
- Mapemba
- Mayani
- Milonde
- Mphata-Milonde
- Mtemwende
- Mwape
- Napwanga
- Nhokopo
- Nkalyapa
- Ntambala
- Taweya
- Tewesya

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 Tambala

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Livuwadzi
- Ngoma
- Ngombe

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 2 hills.

- Nguwo · 1,586 m
- Milonde Hill · 1,463 m
- Nthata Hill · 1,293 m
- Nangogoda Hill · 1,167 m
- Ntambala Hill · 1,128 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 Tambala 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 Tambala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chikuse Health Center · TA Kasumbu 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.15065&mlon=34.31849#map=17/-14.15065/34.31849) 

Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) 

Petrol pump FILLING STATION · TA Mazengera 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04758&mlon=34.10658#map=17/-14.04758/34.10658) 

Hotel Nkhoma Mountain Hut · TA Mazengera 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02799&mlon=34.09345#map=17/-14.02799/34.09345) 

School Kamtedza Primary School · TA Tambala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.14201&mlon=34.21584#map=17/-14.14201/34.21584) 

College Nkhoma university campus · TA Mazengera 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04811&mlon=34.10692#map=17/-14.04811/34.10692) 

Police station Nkhoma Police · TA Mazengera 16 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in TA Tambala

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

- Schools1

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 Kamenya Gwaza
- TA Kaphuka
- TA Kasumbu

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Tambala?In Dedza District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Tambala?STA Chitekwele, TA Chauma, TA Kambwiri, TA Kaphuka, TA Karonga, TA Kasumbu and TA Ndindi
- How many villages are in TA Tambala?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Tambala?Settlements lie between 1,175 m and 1,526 m
- What is the highest point in TA Tambala?Nguwo (1,586 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Tambala?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Tambala?Chikuse Health Center, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Tambala?FDH bank, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Tambala?FILLING STATION, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Tambala?MW20804 (OCHA common operational dataset)