# TA Chadza Traditional authority, Lilongwe District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chadza/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe District 

# TA Chadza

TA Chadza is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **369.0 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 369km²
- 19mapped services
- 1,155 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chadza?

TA Chadza lies in [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [TA Chilikumwendo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-chilikumwendo/), [TA Chiseka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chiseka/), [TA Kalumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-kalumba/), [TA Kalumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-kalumbu/), [TA Malili](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-malili/), [TA Mazengera](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mazengera/) and [TA Tsabango](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-tsabango/). By area it is the 78th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.4% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of TA Chadza is about 21 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -14.1454° N, 33.8420° 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 Chadza

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chadza. Settlements here lie between about 996 m and 1,220 m above sea level (median 1,155 m).

- Chadika
- Chadza Mkwenda
- Chamadenga
- Chawala
- Chikanda
- Chilembwe
- Chilowa
- Chinthankhwa
- Chipeni
- Cumangwena
- Dzamalala
- Kagumbi
- Kalumba
- Katswatswata
- Kumisu
- Malimbwe
- Mgwena
- Mpokosa
- Mponda
- Msendere
- Namakho
- Nankhumbi
- Nathenje
- Ngonzo
- Nkhosa
- Nokomde
- Nyamazani
- Phata
- Sayela

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 Chadza

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

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 1 hill.

- Naminyani Hill · 1,177 m
- Ngala Hill · 1,160 m
- Bunda Hill · 1,159 m
- Chibubu Hill · 1,149 m

### Estates

2 estates.

- Bunda Estate
- Mitundu 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 Chadza and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Lilongwe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,047 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (307 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 21 307 

Feb 21 216 

Mar 21 151 

Apr 19 40 

May 18 6 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 3 

Aug 18 2 

Sep 21 3 

Oct 24 12 

Nov 25 63 

Dec 23 242 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chadza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital mwatibu ground · TA Chadza 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07984&mlon=33.91055#map=17/-14.07984/33.91055) 

Bank NBS Service Centre · TA Chadza 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18183&mlon=33.77694#map=17/-14.18183/33.77694) 

ATM NBS Bank · Area 45 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02610&mlon=33.71266#map=17/-14.02610/33.71266) 

Petrol pump Mt MERU · Area 38 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.06138&mlon=33.80336#map=17/-14.06138/33.80336) 

Hotel Pangapanga · TA Kalumba 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.09340&mlon=33.78772#map=17/-14.09340/33.78772) 

Mall Alliance Mall · Area 3 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99018&mlon=33.77085#map=17/-13.99018/33.77085) 

School Ngala primary school · TA Chadza 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.15194&mlon=33.88206#map=17/-14.15194/33.88206) 

College Lilongwe University Of Agriculture And Natural Resources (LUANAR) · TA Chadza 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.17811&mlon=33.77897#map=17/-14.17811/33.77897) 

Police station Bunda · TA Chadza 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18781&mlon=33.76899#map=17/-14.18781/33.76899) 

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 Chadza

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Hotels2
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities3
- Restaurants3
- Police stations2

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 Lilongwe District

- STA Chitekwele
- STA Mbang'ombe
- TA Chimutu
- TA Chiseka
- TA Chitukula
- TA Kabudula
- TA Kalolo
- TA Kalumba
- TA Kalumbu
- TA Khongoni
- TA Malili
- TA Masula
- TA Masumbankhunda
- TA Mazengera
- TA Mtema
- TA Njewa
- TA Tsabango

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chadza?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chadza?TA Chilikumwendo, TA Chiseka, TA Kalumba, TA Kalumbu, TA Malili, TA Mazengera and TA Tsabango
- How many villages are in TA Chadza?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chadza?Settlements lie between 996 m and 1,220 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chadza?Naminyani Hill (1,177 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chadza?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chadza?mwatibu ground, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chadza?NBS Service Centre, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Chadza?NBS Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chadza?Mt MERU, about 10 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Chadza?1 mapped
- How many banks are in TA Chadza?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Chadza?MW20601 (OCHA common operational dataset)