# TA Chitukula Traditional authority, Lilongwe District

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

Traditional authority · Lilongwe District 

# TA Chitukula

TA Chitukula is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **86.3 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 86.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,270 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chitukula?

TA Chitukula lies in [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [Area 52](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-52/), [Area 55](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-55/), [STA Mbang'ombe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/sta-mbang-ombe/), [TA Dzoole](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-dzoole/), [TA Mkukula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-mkukula/) and [TA Mtema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mtema/). By area it is the 244th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.5% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of TA Chitukula is about 24 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.7575° N, 33.7317° 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 Chitukula

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chitukula. Settlements here lie between about 1,213 m and 1,318 m above sea level (median 1,270 m).

- Asembe
- Bwetu
- Chikonde
- Chinyama
- Chipwayila
- Chitedze
- Chokolokotha
- Guzaukonde
- Kaluwila
- Kamenya
- Kazembe
- Makondesa
- Masasa
- Mgunzi
- Miange
- M’bang’ombe
- Tayayo

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 Chitukula

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Kabanda Stream
- Kancholo Stream
- Nthupa

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Bonga Hill · 1,176 m

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 Chitukula 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 Chitukula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Blessings Hospital · Area 53 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77329&mlon=33.80440#map=17/-13.77329/33.80440) 

Bank Standard Bank · Area 29 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.88780&mlon=33.79848#map=17/-13.88780/33.79848) 

ATM FDH Bank · Area 29 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89108&mlon=33.80050#map=17/-13.89108/33.80050) 

Petrol pump Mount Meru · Area 53 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77057&mlon=33.81381#map=17/-13.77057/33.81381) 

Hotel Beauty Menerbien Lodge · TA Mkukula 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.75295&mlon=33.81155#map=17/-13.75295/33.81155) 

Mall Pacific Mall · Area 10 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.93842&mlon=33.79149#map=17/-13.93842/33.79149) 

School Madzinyanga F.P School · TA Chitukula 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.83359&mlon=33.71583#map=17/-13.83359/33.71583) 

College Zomba College of Social and Technical Science · Area 52 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77986&mlon=33.78042#map=17/-13.77986/33.78042) 

Police station Kanengo Police Station · Area 25 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89320&mlon=33.76959#map=17/-13.89320/33.76959) 

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 Chitukula

Places mapped inside TA Chitukula 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 Lilongwe District

- STA Chitekwele
- STA Mbang'ombe
- TA Chadza
- TA Chimutu
- TA Chiseka
- 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 Chitukula?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chitukula?Area 52, Area 55, STA Mbang'ombe, TA Dzoole, TA Mkukula and TA Mtema
- How many villages are in TA Chitukula?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chitukula?Settlements lie between 1,213 m and 1,318 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chitukula?Bonga Hill (1,176 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chitukula?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chitukula?Blessings Hospital, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chitukula?Standard Bank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Chitukula?FDH Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chitukula?Mount Meru, about 9.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chitukula?MW20610 (OCHA common operational dataset)