# TA Chidzuma Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chidzuma/

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# TA Chidzuma

TA Chidzuma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **142.4 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 142km²
- 1,060 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chidzuma?

TA Chidzuma lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Chaima](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-chaima/), [TA Chakhaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-chakhaza/), [TA Kawamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kawamba/) and [TA Santhe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-santhe/). By area it is the 196th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.8% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of TA Chidzuma is about 82 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 41 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.3723° N, 33.3341° 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 Chidzuma

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chidzuma. Settlements here lie between about 1,046 m and 1,098 m above sea level (median 1,060 m).

- Chafumbulura
- Chankoma
- Chikuni
- Chilusa
- Chipisa
- Chitakwala
- Ciwadzi
- Kakowa
- Kapala
- Kapara
- Malobvu
- Mgumila
- Nyemba
- Saiko
- Santhe
- Sinde

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 Chidzuma

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Kaziwa River
- Rusa

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Kaphirimtiwa · 1,173 m
- Kagowa · 1,143 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 Chidzuma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kasungu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (287 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
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 287 

Feb 22 213 

Mar 22 176 

Apr 20 54 

May 19 10 

Jun 17 2 

Jul 17 2 

Aug 19 2 

Sep 22 3 

Oct 25 11 

Nov 25 64 

Dec 23 240 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chidzuma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kawamba Health Center · TA Kawamba 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.33239&mlon=33.41050#map=17/-13.33239/33.41050) 

Petrol pump Energem · Kasungu Boma 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05871&mlon=33.48055#map=17/-13.05871/33.48055) 

Hotel Lifupa Lodge, Kasungu National Park · Kasungu National Park 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.08274&mlon=33.13937#map=17/-13.08274/33.13937) 

School Santhe Secondary school Campus · TA Santhe 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.46516&mlon=33.38501#map=17/-13.46516/33.38501) 

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.

## Other traditional authorities in Kasungu District

- Kasungu Boma
- Kasungu National Park
- STA Chaima
- STA Chambwe
- STA Chisikwa
- STA Chisinga
- STA Kapichira
- STA M'nyanja
- STA Mangwazu
- STA Mawawa
- STA Mdunga
- STA Mphomwa
- STA Nthunduwala
- TA Chilowamatambe
- TA Chisemphere
- TA Chulu
- TA Kaluluma
- TA Kaomba
- TA Kapelula
- TA Kaphaizi
- TA Kawamba
- TA Lukwa
- TA Mwase
- TA Njombwa
- TA Santhe
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chidzuma?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chidzuma?STA Chaima, TA Chakhaza, TA Kawamba and TA Santhe
- How many villages are in TA Chidzuma?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chidzuma?Settlements lie between 1,046 m and 1,098 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chidzuma?Kaphirimtiwa (1,173 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chidzuma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chidzuma?Kawamba Health Center, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chidzuma?Energem, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chidzuma?MW20122 (OCHA common operational dataset)