# TA Masumbankhunda Traditional authority, Lilongwe District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-masumbankhunda/ Traditional authority · Lilongwe District # TA Masumbankhunda TA Masumbankhunda is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **441.6 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 442km² - 3mapped services - 1,135 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Masumbankhunda? TA Masumbankhunda 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 Chiseka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chiseka/), [TA Kalolo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-kalolo/), [TA Malili](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-malili/) and [TA Masula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-masula/). By area it is the 61st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.6% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of TA Masumbankhunda is about 40 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -14.1992° N, 33.5045° 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 Masumbankhunda Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in TA Masumbankhunda. Settlements here lie between about 1,093 m and 1,191 m above sea level (median 1,135 m). - Abele - Chasowa - Gunde - Kankhoma - Karonga - Kaweche - Mhungula I - Ndaula - Ndomira - Petulos - Phiri La Njuzi - Phoho - Sinyala - Tenga 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 Masumbankhunda Named natural and historic features inside TA Masumbankhunda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Livuadzi - Mdima ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Kampambe Hill · 1,337 m - Malingunde Hill · 1,210 m ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Kanete Bridge 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 Masumbankhunda 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 Masumbankhunda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Child Legacy International Hospital Compound · TA Kalolo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.06744&mlon=33.47095#map=17/-14.06744/33.47095) Bank NBS Service Centre · TA Chadza 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18183&mlon=33.77694#map=17/-14.18183/33.77694) ATM NBS Bank · Area 45 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02610&mlon=33.71266#map=17/-14.02610/33.71266) Petrol pump NFB · TA Kalolo 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02494&mlon=33.47822#map=17/-14.02494/33.47822) Hotel Little Planet Lodge · TA Malili 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.00121&mlon=33.66890#map=17/-14.00121/33.66890) Mall Lucky One Mall · Area 47 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97355&mlon=33.74057#map=17/-13.97355/33.74057) School Chiputu Primary school · TA Masumbankhunda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18075&mlon=33.47789#map=17/-14.18075/33.47789) College Chileka Community Day Secondary School · TA Kalolo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02001&mlon=33.38619#map=17/-14.02001/33.38619) Police station Bunda Police Station · TA Chadza 29 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 Masumbankhunda Places mapped inside TA Masumbankhunda in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 Masula - TA Mazengera - TA Mtema - TA Njewa - TA Tsabango ## Quick answers - Where is TA Masumbankhunda?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi - What borders TA Masumbankhunda?TA Chiseka, TA Kalolo, TA Malili and TA Masula - How many villages are in TA Masumbankhunda?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Masumbankhunda?Settlements lie between 1,093 m and 1,191 m - What is the highest point in TA Masumbankhunda?Kampambe Hill (1,337 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Masumbankhunda?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Masumbankhunda?Child Legacy International Hospital Compound, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Masumbankhunda?NBS Service Centre, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Masumbankhunda?NBS Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Masumbankhunda?NFB, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Masumbankhunda?MW20604 (OCHA common operational dataset)