# TA Santhe Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# TA Santhe

TA Santhe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **332.2 km²**. 57 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 332km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,072 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Santhe?

TA Santhe 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 Chidzuma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chidzuma/), [TA Dambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-dambe/) and [TA Mduwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-mduwa/). By area it is the 94th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.2% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of TA Santhe is about 75 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 54 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.4846° N, 33.3026° 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 Santhe

Open gazetteers list **57 villages, towns and localities** in TA Santhe. Settlements here lie between about 1,049 m and 1,130 m above sea level (median 1,072 m).

- Adamu Mphonde
- Chabvinda
- Chaima
- Chamvu
- Chidakisa
- Chigandwa
- Chigodi
- Chikoko
- Chikungu
- Chiluwe
- Chimelera
- Chiponda
- Chipoza
- Chipozi
- Cikoti
- Dyuku
- Jonathan
- Kachiwala
- Kalimira
- Kaloole
- Kanjichi
- Kantimbo
- Kanyanda
- Kapeta
- Kasanduliza
- Katakwi
- Katenje
- Katondo
- Katukula
- Kawata
- Lumwila
- Makanda
- Mangulu
- Mboola
- Mkanzo
- Mkhota
- Mkomachilolo
- Mphedzenga
- Msulu
- Mthawira
- Ndawula
- Njelengo
- Njobvu
- Nkhono
- Nkhwakhwa
- Nkoma
- Ntchenthe
- Sakala
- Santhe
- Simphasi
- Tauni
- Thasa
- Tikiti
- Uledi Wangwe
- Wanyala
- Zakeyu
- Zefaniya Santhe

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 Santhe

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Nkhono

### Hills and mountains

3 hills.

- Katete · 1,162 m
- Kawata · 1,127 m
- Kalongulu · 1,092 m

### Estates

6 estates.

- Binda Estate
- Chiputa Estate
- Chirima Estate
- Chizingu Estate
- Kandaula Estate
- Katondo 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 Santhe 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 Santhe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kawamba Health Center · TA Kawamba 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.33239&mlon=33.41050#map=17/-13.33239/33.41050) 

School Santhe Secondary school Campus · TA Santhe 9.2 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in TA Santhe

Places mapped inside TA Santhe 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 Kaomba
- TA Kapelula
- TA Kaphaizi
- TA Kawamba
- TA Lukwa
- TA Mwase
- TA Njombwa
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Santhe?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Santhe?STA Chaima, TA Chidzuma, TA Dambe and TA Mduwa
- How many villages are in TA Santhe?57 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Santhe?Settlements lie between 1,049 m and 1,130 m
- What is the highest point in TA Santhe?Katete (1,162 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Santhe?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Santhe?Kawamba Health Center, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Santhe?MW20121 (OCHA common operational dataset)