# TA Mponela Traditional authority, Dowa District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-mponela/ Traditional authority · Dowa District # TA Mponela TA Mponela is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Dowa District, Central Region. It covers **165.2 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 165km² - 3mapped services - 1,200 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Mponela? TA Mponela lies in [Dowa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Mponela Urban](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/mponela-urban/), [TA Chakhaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-chakhaza/), [TA Dzoole](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-dzoole/), [TA Mkukula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-mkukula/) and [TA Msakambewa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-msakambewa/). By area it is the 179th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.4% of [Dowa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/). The centre of TA Mponela is about 44 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 20 km from Dowa, the main town of Dowa District. The centre point is at -13.5671° N, 33.7778° 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 Mponela Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mponela. Settlements here lie between about 1,169 m and 1,369 m above sea level (median 1,200 m). - Chilembwa - Chitete - Gwede - Kapicila - Kapida - Kapokola - Kaseleka - Kashangula - Kathungwi - Kawere - Msapha - M’ndilo - M’phimbi - Namwiri - Nyengele - Peter Vunama - Wisikoti 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 Mponela Named natural and historic features inside TA Mponela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Kanyungu - Mtiti - Nandiya Dambo ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Mpanda · 1,377 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 Mponela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Dowa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,071 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (290 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 22 290 Feb 21 222 Mar 21 168 Apr 20 47 May 18 8 Jun 16 2 Jul 16 2 Aug 19 2 Sep 22 4 Oct 24 11 Nov 25 68 Dec 23 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mponela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mponela Rural Hospital · Mponela Urban 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53282&mlon=33.73718#map=17/-13.53282/33.73718) Bank NBS Bank · Mponela Urban 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53750&mlon=33.74065#map=17/-13.53750/33.74065) ATM MyBucks · TA Mkukula 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66466&mlon=33.86821#map=17/-13.66466/33.86821) Petrol pump SMEDI Engen Filling Station · Mponela Urban 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.54961&mlon=33.74265#map=17/-13.54961/33.74265) Hotel Chikto Hotel · TA Mponela 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.58609&mlon=33.74530#map=17/-13.58609/33.74530) School St. Chavara Girls' Secondary School · TA Mponela 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.52684&mlon=33.70818#map=17/-13.52684/33.70818) College DAPP DOWA Teachers Training College · TA Msakambewa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.65185&mlon=33.86638#map=17/-13.65185/33.86638) Police station Dzaleka Police Station · TA Mkukula 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66375&mlon=33.86897#map=17/-13.66375/33.86897) 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 Mponela Places mapped inside TA Mponela in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - 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 Dowa District - Dowa Boma - Mponela Urban - TA Chakhaza - TA Chiwere - TA Dzoole - TA Kayembe - TA Mkukula - TA Msakambewa ## Quick answers - Where is TA Mponela?In Dowa District, Central Region, Malawi - What borders TA Mponela?Mponela Urban, TA Chakhaza, TA Dzoole, TA Mkukula and TA Msakambewa - How many villages are in TA Mponela?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Mponela?Settlements lie between 1,169 m and 1,369 m - What is the highest point in TA Mponela?Mpanda (1,377 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Mponela?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mponela?Mponela Rural Hospital, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Mponela?NBS Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Mponela?MyBucks, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mponela?SMEDI Engen Filling Station, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Mponela?MW20407 (OCHA common operational dataset)