# TA Njewa Traditional authority, Lilongwe District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Lilongwe District 

# TA Njewa

TA Njewa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **110.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 110km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,124 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Njewa?

TA Njewa 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 46](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-46/), [Area 49](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-49/), [Area 56](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe-city/area-56/), [TA Kabudula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-kabudula/), [TA Malili](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-malili/) and [TA Mtema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mtema/). By area it is the 228th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.9% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of TA Njewa is about 15 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9467° N, 33.6490° 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 Njewa

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in TA Njewa. Settlements here lie between about 1,111 m and 1,144 m above sea level (median 1,124 m).

- Charenga
- Makalani
- Mbabzi
- Mishoni
- Mngongonda

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 Njewa

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mteza

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Old Lilongwe Airport

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 Njewa 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 Njewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chitedze Clinic · TA Malili 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97682&mlon=33.64546#map=17/-13.97682/33.64546) 

Bank FMB · Area 45 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02586&mlon=33.71307#map=17/-14.02586/33.71307) 

ATM NBS Bank · Area 45 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02610&mlon=33.71266#map=17/-14.02610/33.71266) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · TA Malili 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99450&mlon=33.67610#map=17/-13.99450/33.67610) 

Hotel Eden Estates & Resort · TA Njewa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95699&mlon=33.69183#map=17/-13.95699/33.69183) 

Mall The Gateway Mall - Lilongwe · Area 47 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96973&mlon=33.74145#map=17/-13.96973/33.74145) 

School Chitedze CDSS · TA Njewa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.96926&mlon=33.65326#map=17/-13.96926/33.65326) 

College Madimo College of Missions · TA Malili 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99587&mlon=33.65524#map=17/-13.99587/33.65524) 

Police station Road broke · Area 46 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.97521&mlon=33.71083#map=17/-13.97521/33.71083) 

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 Njewa

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools4
- 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 Kalumba
- TA Kalumbu
- TA Khongoni
- TA Malili
- TA Masula
- TA Masumbankhunda
- TA Mazengera
- TA Mtema
- TA Tsabango

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Njewa?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Njewa?Area 46, Area 49, Area 56, TA Kabudula, TA Malili and TA Mtema
- How many villages are in TA Njewa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Njewa?Settlements lie between 1,111 m and 1,144 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Njewa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Njewa?Chitedze Clinic, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Njewa?FMB, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Njewa?NBS Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Njewa?TotalEnergies, about 6.1 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Njewa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Njewa?MW20615 (OCHA common operational dataset)
