# TA Kalumba Traditional authority, Lilongwe District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Lilongwe District 

# TA Kalumba

TA Kalumba is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **50.7 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 50.7km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,103 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kalumba?

TA Kalumba 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 36](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-36/), [Area 38](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-38/), [Area 45](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-45/), [TA Chadza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chadza/), [TA Malili](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-malili/) and [TA Tsabango](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-tsabango/). By area it is the 274th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.9% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of TA Kalumba is about 12 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -14.0768° N, 33.8079° 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 Kalumba

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kalumba. Settlements here lie between about 1,065 m and 1,158 m above sea level (median 1,103 m).

- 6 miles
- Buluzi
- Chagogo
- Chakwanila
- Chalendewa
- Chapata
- Chapwaitika
- Chimutu
- Kachala
- Kalumba
- Kanyoni
- Mguwata
- Mitanda
- Mkule
- Mwase
- Nanjri
- Pondamali
- Zamkutu

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 Kalumba

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Nsunguzi Stream

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 Kalumba 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 Kalumba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nkhoma Eye Clinic · Area 8 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99499&mlon=33.78122#map=17/-13.99499/33.78122) 

Bank FMB ATM · Area 21 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00335&mlon=33.81599#map=17/-14.00335/33.81599) 

ATM NBS Bank · Area 45 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02610&mlon=33.71266#map=17/-14.02610/33.71266) 

Petrol pump Mt MERU · Area 38 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.06138&mlon=33.80336#map=17/-14.06138/33.80336) 

Hotel The New Dawn Lodge · TA Kalumba 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.06531&mlon=33.79422#map=17/-14.06531/33.79422) 

Mall Alliance Mall · Area 3 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99018&mlon=33.77085#map=17/-13.99018/33.77085) 

School Ngwenya · Area 24 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02358&mlon=33.80195#map=17/-14.02358/33.80195) 

College Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · TA Kalumba 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07173&mlon=33.79738#map=17/-14.07173/33.79738) 

Police station Kawale Police · Area 7 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98872&mlon=33.79611#map=17/-13.98872/33.79611) 

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 Kalumba

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

- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels2
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants2

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 Chitukula
- TA Kabudula
- TA Kalolo
- TA Kalumbu
- TA Khongoni
- TA Malili
- TA Masula
- TA Masumbankhunda
- TA Mazengera
- TA Mtema
- TA Njewa
- TA Tsabango

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kalumba?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kalumba?Area 36, Area 38, Area 45, TA Chadza, TA Malili and TA Tsabango
- How many villages are in TA Kalumba?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kalumba?Settlements lie between 1,065 m and 1,158 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Kalumba?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kalumba?Nkhoma Eye Clinic, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kalumba?FMB ATM, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Kalumba?NBS Bank, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kalumba?Mt MERU, about 1.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Kalumba?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kalumba?MW20614 (OCHA common operational dataset)