# TA Mwase Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# TA Mwase

TA Mwase is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **195.0 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 195km²
- 1,046 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mwase?

TA Mwase 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/), [Kasungu National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/kasungu-national-park/), [STA Mangwazu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mangwazu/), [STA Mawawa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mawawa/), [STA Mphomwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mphomwa/), [TA Chulu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chulu/), [TA Kaomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaomba/), [TA Kaphaizi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaphaizi/) and [TA Lukwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-lukwa/). By area it is the 158th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.5% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of TA Mwase is about 116 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 8.7 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -12.9835° N, 33.4209° 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 Mwase

Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mwase. Settlements here lie between about 981 m and 1,202 m above sea level (median 1,046 m).

- Bilale
- Chasukusila
- Chibisa
- Chikoko Chikwanda
- Chikukula
- Chikwesa
- Chinkholongo
- Chinyamunyamu
- Chipwaila
- Ciwale
- Ciwekeka
- Gala
- Galika
- Guma
- Jalangombe
- Jelemiya
- Kacheche
- Kadumba
- Kamdale
- Kamtawa
- Kanolo
- Kanyemba
- Kanyenda
- Kapela
- Kaphaizi
- Kapindule
- Kapyela
- Katema
- Kathewela
- Linga
- Mangwazo
- Mangwazu
- Masitala
- Mbewa
- Misi
- Mkhalapadzuwa
- Mndengwe
- Mphesi
- Msenga
- Msolola
- Mwase
- Nthembwe
- Nthoto
- Shemu
- Tundulu

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 Mwase

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Camphevu
- Chakoloma
- Chengwe
- Chengwe River
- Kacipanga
- Kagumukire
- Kasasanya
- Kazimkota
- Limamba
- Lingadzi

### Estates

2 estates.

- Chagumukile Estate
- Chipanga 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 Mwase 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 Mwase

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kasungu District Hospital · Kasungu Boma 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03596&mlon=33.48010#map=17/-13.03596/33.48010) 

Bank Kasungu National Bank · Kasungu Boma 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03849&mlon=33.48066#map=17/-13.03849/33.48066) 

Petrol pump Total Nangaunozge · Kasungu Boma 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.02716&mlon=33.46277#map=17/-13.02716/33.46277) 

Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) 

School Loyola Jesuit Secondary School · Kasungu Boma 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03259&mlon=33.47067#map=17/-13.03259/33.47067) 

College Kasungu Teacher Training College · Kasungu Boma 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.01897&mlon=33.46942#map=17/-13.01897/33.46942) 

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 Lukwa
- TA Njombwa
- TA Santhe
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mwase?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mwase?Kasungu Boma, Kasungu National Park, STA Mangwazu, STA Mawawa, STA Mphomwa, TA Chulu, TA Kaomba, TA Kaphaizi and TA Lukwa
- How many villages are in TA Mwase?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mwase?Settlements lie between 981 m and 1,202 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Mwase?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mwase?Kasungu District Hospital, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mwase?Kasungu National Bank, about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mwase?Total Nangaunozge, about 6.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mwase?MW20127 (OCHA common operational dataset)