# TA Njombwa Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# TA Njombwa

TA Njombwa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **287.3 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 287km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,061 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Njombwa?

TA Njombwa lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [STA Chambwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-chambwe/), [TA Chakhaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-chakhaza/), [TA Chilowamatambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chilowamatambe/), [TA Kaomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaomba/), [TA Kawamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kawamba/) and [TA Lukwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-lukwa/). By area it is the 111th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.6% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of TA Njombwa is about 87 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 22 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.2332° N, 33.5132° 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 Njombwa

Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in TA Njombwa. Settlements here lie between about 987 m and 1,116 m above sea level (median 1,061 m).

- Chaima
- Chakhala
- Chambwe
- Chatalala
- Chika
- Chilanga
- Chimbonga
- Chimpanda
- Chimwala
- Chinduta
- Chinkhoma
- Chinyanga
- Chiphapi
- Chipokolo
- Chiseko
- Chisemphere
- Chitalala
- Chitseko
- Chitsulo
- Chivimya
- Chiwongo
- Chungu
- Forest Village
- Jimu
- Kacheta
- Kalolo
- Kamphuru
- Kanyemba
- Kanyundo
- Kapyola
- Kasumba
- Katunda
- Lisasadzi
- Madika
- Mbwindi
- Mchenga
- Mchinga
- Mchoka
- Mkwinya
- Moyo
- Mphasi
- Nambela
- Njombwa
- Nkhololoka
- Thondolo

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 Njombwa

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Chibwe
- Lisasadzi

### Hills and mountains

5 hills; 3 mountains.

- Manyani Hill · 1,268 m
- Chimphako · 1,231 m
- Mpako Hill · 1,219 m
- Chilanga Hill · 1,153 m
- Pungwe · 1,126 m
- Vivya · 1,103 m
- Mpoyo Hill · 1,094 m
- Mzeza Hill · 1,067 m

### Estates

7 estates.

- C D C Estates
- C D C Estates
- Chingaliwa Estate
- Kamphulu Estate
- Kanjoka Estate
- Kasungu Flue Cured Tobacco Authority
- Virnoc 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 Njombwa 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 Njombwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kawamba Health Center · TA Kawamba 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.33239&mlon=33.41050#map=17/-13.33239/33.41050) 

Bank Standard Bank · Kasungu Boma 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04003&mlon=33.49890#map=17/-13.04003/33.49890) 

Petrol pump Energem · Kasungu Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05871&mlon=33.48055#map=17/-13.05871/33.48055) 

Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) 

School Chikhosi Primary School · TA Njombwa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.21148&mlon=33.51414#map=17/-13.21148/33.51414) 

College Kasungu TTC · Kasungu Boma 23 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 Njombwa

Places mapped inside TA Njombwa in open map data, by type.

- Schools4

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 Kaomba
- TA Kapelula
- TA Kaphaizi
- TA Kawamba
- TA Lukwa
- TA Mwase
- TA Santhe
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Njombwa?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Njombwa?STA Chambwe, TA Chakhaza, TA Chilowamatambe, TA Kaomba, TA Kawamba and TA Lukwa
- How many villages are in TA Njombwa?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Njombwa?Settlements lie between 987 m and 1,116 m
- What is the highest point in TA Njombwa?Manyani Hill (1,268 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Njombwa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Njombwa?Kawamba Health Center, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Njombwa?Standard Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Njombwa?Energem, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Njombwa?MW20109 (OCHA common operational dataset)