# TA Lukwa Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# TA Lukwa

TA Lukwa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **263.1 km²**. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 263km²
- 1,096 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Lukwa?

TA Lukwa lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [Kasungu Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/kasungu-boma/), [Kasungu National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/kasungu-national-park/), [STA Mawawa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mawawa/), [TA Kaomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaomba/), [TA Kawamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kawamba/), [TA Mwase](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-mwase/) and [TA Njombwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-njombwa/). By area it is the 119th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.3% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of TA Lukwa is about 105 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 17 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.1190° N, 33.3538° 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 Lukwa

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in TA Lukwa. Settlements here lie between about 1,051 m and 1,121 m above sea level (median 1,096 m).

- Changuluwe
- Chibunyu
- Chiponde
- Chisambilo
- Chiswili
- Chiuta
- Filimoni
- Goliati
- Jonasi-Tena
- Kabapha
- Kanjala
- Kawaye
- Kayesa
- Linyangwa
- Matako
- Mphungu
- Msenga
- Msokera
- Mtandaza
- Mwimba I
- M’nguwe
- Nyamayanji
- Simlemba
- Sungani
- Tasowana
- Tembwe
- Tena
- Yesaya

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 Lukwa

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Kuga

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 Lukwa 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 Lukwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St Andrews Hospital · Kasungu Boma 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04175&mlon=33.47868#map=17/-13.04175/33.47868) 

Bank Kasungu National Bank · Kasungu Boma 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03849&mlon=33.48066#map=17/-13.03849/33.48066) 

Petrol pump Petroda Chankhanga · Kasungu Boma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05471&mlon=33.47691#map=17/-13.05471/33.47691) 

Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) 

School Chankhanga Primary School · Kasungu Boma 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04412&mlon=33.47854#map=17/-13.04412/33.47854) 

College Kasungu TTC · Kasungu Boma 16 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.

## 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 Kaomba
- TA Kapelula
- TA Kaphaizi
- TA Kawamba
- TA Mwase
- TA Njombwa
- TA Santhe
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Lukwa?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Lukwa?Kasungu Boma, Kasungu National Park, STA Mawawa, TA Kaomba, TA Kawamba, TA Mwase and TA Njombwa
- How many villages are in TA Lukwa?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Lukwa?Settlements lie between 1,051 m and 1,121 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Lukwa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Lukwa?St Andrews Hospital, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Lukwa?Kasungu National Bank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Lukwa?Petroda Chankhanga, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Lukwa?MW20119 (OCHA common operational dataset)