# TA Kaomba Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# TA Kaomba

TA Kaomba is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **259.4 km²**. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 259km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,086 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kaomba?

TA Kaomba lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 9 other traditional authorities: [Kasungu Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/kasungu-boma/), [STA M'nyanja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-m-nyanja/), [STA Mphomwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mphomwa/), [TA Chilowamatambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chilowamatambe/), [TA Lukwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-lukwa/), [TA Mwase](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-mwase/), [TA Njombwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-njombwa/), [TA Simlemba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-simlemba/) and [TA Wimbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-wimbe/). By area it is the 121st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.3% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of TA Kaomba is about 108 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 4.6 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.0261° N, 33.5248° 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 Kaomba

Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kaomba. Settlements here lie between about 951 m and 1,320 m above sea level (median 1,086 m).

- Amos Zakocera
- Bano
- Bwanali
- Cagweluka
- Camama
- Chilanga
- Chiloa
- Chilowa Nyirongo
- Chimwendo
- Chinduwe
- Chipekwe
- Chipembere
- Chiphapi
- Chiphaso
- Chisazima
- Chiwengo
- Chiwerera
- Chiwilira
- Dawa
- Gogode
- Gumba
- Jandalala
- John
- Kabuluzi
- Kachitsa
- Kalikwembe
- Kamchembere
- Kamkwinya
- Kaninga
- Kaomba
- Kaomba Chidzenje
- Kapawala
- Kasungu
- Kaumphawi
- Kawiza
- Kwengwele
- Lisasadzi
- Lukwa
- Mankhaka
- Mavwanje
- Mawango
- Mawango I
- Mayani
- Mbila
- Mduka
- Migochi
- Mkunkhu
- Mkutuma
- Mlangali
- Mpasazi
- Mpeni
- Mpoto
- Mtondo
- Mvula
- M’biya
- M’nguwo
- Nduka
- Ndume
- Suza
- Suze
- Waya
- Yangalani

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 Kaomba

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Cankhalamu
- Casato
- Chakhuwi
- Chankhanga
- Chinsomba
- Furu
- Kadedwa
- Kafyololoka
- Kasonjola
- Mthira
- Ndanowa
- Nthema

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 2 mountains.

- Mponda · 1,175 m
- Chipala · 1,150 m
- Kaswamchenje · 1,075 m
- Kasu Hill · 1,046 m
- Khuza Hill · 1,016 m

### Estates

2 estates.

- Kasikidzi Estate
- Khuza Estate

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 Kaomba 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
- Oct
- 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 Kaomba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital kasungu District Hospital (KDH) · Kasungu Boma 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03590&mlon=33.48021#map=17/-13.03590/33.48021) 

Bank Standard Bank · Kasungu Boma 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04003&mlon=33.49890#map=17/-13.04003/33.49890) 

Petrol pump Meru · Kasungu Boma 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03768&mlon=33.48894#map=17/-13.03768/33.48894) 

Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) 

School Chankhanga Primary School · Kasungu Boma 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04412&mlon=33.47854#map=17/-13.04412/33.47854) 

College Kasungu TTC · Kasungu Boma 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.02771&mlon=33.47307#map=17/-13.02771/33.47307) 

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 Kaomba

Places mapped inside TA Kaomba 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 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 Chidzuma
- TA Chilowamatambe
- TA Chisemphere
- TA Chulu
- TA Kaluluma
- TA Kapelula
- TA Kaphaizi
- TA Kawamba
- TA Lukwa
- TA Mwase
- TA Njombwa
- TA Santhe
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kaomba?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kaomba?Kasungu Boma, STA M'nyanja, STA Mphomwa, TA Chilowamatambe, TA Lukwa, TA Mwase, TA Njombwa, TA Simlemba and TA Wimbe
- How many villages are in TA Kaomba?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kaomba?Settlements lie between 951 m and 1,320 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kaomba?Mponda (1,175 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kaomba?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kaomba?kasungu District Hospital (KDH), about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kaomba?Standard Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kaomba?Meru, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kaomba?MW20106 (OCHA common operational dataset)