# TA Masula Traditional authority, Lilongwe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-masula/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe District # TA Masula TA Masula is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **813.4 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 813km² - 2mapped services - 1,162 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Masula? TA Masula lies in [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Chiseka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chiseka/), [TA Kachere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kachere/) and [TA Masumbankhunda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-masumbankhunda/). By area it is the 17th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.1% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of TA Masula is about 50 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -14.3809° N, 33.6134° 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 Masula Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in TA Masula. Settlements here lie between about 1,128 m and 1,239 m above sea level (median 1,162 m). - Azimbare - Ben - Chamkoma - Chitedze - Chiwale - Dickson - Filimoni - Gideon - Gunda - Kalitsila - Karonga - Kulizamimba - Matsimbe - Mbowera - Mfwusi - Moffat - Ngombe - Ntenga 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 Masula Named natural and historic features inside TA Masula, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Chinyombo River - Choulongwe - Kamuzu Dam - Madzimayera - Nachitere ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 1 hill. - Silamwezi Hill · 1,631 m - Kazuzu · 1,598 m - Kasitu Rock · 1,596 m - Luwembe Hill · 1,543 m - Chokera Hill · 1,337 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Dzalanyama Forest Reserve 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 Masula 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 Masula Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mitundu Chipitala · TA Chiseka 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.24850&mlon=33.77384#map=17/-14.24850/33.77384) Bank NBS Service Centre · TA Chadza 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18183&mlon=33.77694#map=17/-14.18183/33.77694) Petrol pump Mitundu Filling station · TA Chiseka 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.24798&mlon=33.77890#map=17/-14.24798/33.77890) Hotel AQF Guest House · TA Chadza 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18941&mlon=33.77735#map=17/-14.18941/33.77735) School Kanolo Primary · TA Masula 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28704&mlon=33.62664#map=17/-14.28704/33.62664) College LUANAR Academics Unit · TA Chadza 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18167&mlon=33.77715#map=17/-14.18167/33.77715) Police station Bunda Police Station · TA Chadza 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18781&mlon=33.76869#map=17/-14.18781/33.76869) 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 Masula Places mapped inside TA Masula in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Kalumbu - TA Khongoni - TA Malili - TA Masumbankhunda - TA Mazengera - TA Mtema - TA Njewa - TA Tsabango ## Quick answers - Where is TA Masula?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi - What borders TA Masula?TA Chiseka, TA Kachere and TA Masumbankhunda - How many villages are in TA Masula?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Masula?Settlements lie between 1,128 m and 1,239 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in TA Masula?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in TA Masula?Silamwezi Hill (1,631 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Masula?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Masula?Mitundu Chipitala, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Masula?NBS Service Centre, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Masula?Mitundu Filling station, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Masula?MW20603 (OCHA common operational dataset)