# TA Kalumbu Traditional authority, Lilongwe District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Lilongwe District 

# TA Kalumbu

TA Kalumbu is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **194.6 km²**. 40 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 195km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,197 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kalumbu?

TA Kalumbu lies in [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Chadza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chadza/), [TA Chilikumwendo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-chilikumwendo/), [TA Kaphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kaphuka/) and [TA Mazengera](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mazengera/). By area it is the 159th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.4% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of TA Kalumbu is about 30 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -14.1578° N, 33.9868° 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 Kalumbu

Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kalumbu. Settlements here lie between about 1,104 m and 1,246 m above sea level (median 1,197 m).

- Amenta
- Bisai
- Biwi
- Chilembwe
- Chilikumwendo
- Chimango
- Chimombo
- Chinchere
- Chinguwo
- Cimlandu
- DANDA VILLAGE
- Danda
- Gombati
- Gunde
- Kalila
- Kalumbu
- Kampata
- Kamphiningo
- Khombe
- Khuzi
- Ktalala
- Maiwa
- Malaza
- Malewu
- Mbalume
- Mbidzi
- Mchahulu
- Minga
- Mkata
- Mkwela
- Mkwiche
- Mpango
- Msamba
- Msendere
- Mwakhundi
- Mwatsindo
- Nthesa
- Phambala
- Sonkhwe
- Tsoyo

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 Kalumbu

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Cikunkhu
- Kanjamwami
- Mwana Ngombe

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Ntandamula · 1,188 m
- Namicila · 1,171 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 Kalumbu 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 Kalumbu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital kallumbu hospital · TA Kalumbu 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.13818&mlon=33.94279#map=17/-14.13818/33.94279) 

Bank NBS Service Centre · TA Chadza 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18183&mlon=33.77694#map=17/-14.18183/33.77694) 

ATM Capital Hill · Area 20 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94758&mlon=33.78974#map=17/-13.94758/33.78974) 

Petrol pump FILLING STATION · TA Mazengera 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04758&mlon=34.10658#map=17/-14.04758/34.10658) 

Hotel Nyasa executive Lodge · TA Kaphuka 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.09853&mlon=34.10072#map=17/-14.09853/34.10072) 

Mall Alliance Mall · Area 3 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99018&mlon=33.77085#map=17/-13.99018/33.77085) 

School Ngala primary school · TA Chadza 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.15194&mlon=33.88206#map=17/-14.15194/33.88206) 

College Marble Hill University · TA Mazengera 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.08863&mlon=33.98741#map=17/-14.08863/33.98741) 

Police station Nkhoma Police · TA Mazengera 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04709&mlon=34.10650#map=17/-14.04709/34.10650) 

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 Kalumbu

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

- Hospitals1

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 Kalumba
- TA Khongoni
- TA Malili
- TA Masula
- TA Masumbankhunda
- TA Mazengera
- TA Mtema
- TA Njewa
- TA Tsabango

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kalumbu?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kalumbu?TA Chadza, TA Chilikumwendo, TA Kaphuka and TA Mazengera
- How many villages are in TA Kalumbu?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kalumbu?Settlements lie between 1,104 m and 1,246 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kalumbu?Ntandamula (1,188 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kalumbu?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kalumbu?kallumbu hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kalumbu?NBS Service Centre, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Kalumbu?Capital Hill, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kalumbu?FILLING STATION, about 18 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Kalumbu?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kalumbu?MW20612 (OCHA common operational dataset)