# TA Mduwa Traditional authority, Mchinji District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-mduwa/

Traditional authority · Mchinji District 

# TA Mduwa

TA Mduwa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mchinji District, Central Region. It covers **318.5 km²**. 97 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 318km²
- 1,086 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mduwa?

TA Mduwa lies in [Mchinji District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [STA Nyoka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/sta-nyoka/), [TA Dambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-dambe/), [TA Kapondo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-kapondo/), [TA Santhe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-santhe/), [TA Simphasi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-simphasi/) and [TA Zulu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-zulu/). By area it is the 98th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.4% of [Mchinji District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/). The centre of TA Mduwa is about 74 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 33 km from Mchinji, the main town of Mchinji District. The centre point is at -13.6924° N, 33.1653° 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 Mduwa

Open gazetteers list **97 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mduwa. Settlements here lie between about 1,051 m and 1,134 m above sea level (median 1,086 m).

- Abraham
- Abuyuti
- Andama
- Beni
- Bongera
- Chadzuma
- Chakalira
- Chakhalika
- Chakuwala
- Chamveka
- Chapita
- Chatambwa
- Chibungo
- Chidangwe
- Chikhasu
- Chikonza
- Chikulika
- Chikwekwe
- Chimbaka
- Chimoka
- Chimongo
- Chintumbila
- Chipuothika
- Chisamba
- Chisumu
- Chiwanga
- Daniele
- Filimon
- Fiyosi
- Gandali
- Gema
- Geresom
- Goseni
- Gwaligwali
- Iscariot
- Jana
- Jigson
- Johani
- Ka
- Kadimba
- Kadiso
- Kagoti
- Kakopa
- Kakuda
- Kalambwe
- Kalinde
- Kalombo
- Kalongola
- Kamela
- Kandama
- Kanyenda
- Kasumba
- Katawa
- Kazira
- Leviyasi
- Lezani
- Ligomeka
- Lombo
- Machirinka
- Made
- Madimbo
- Matutu Trading Center
- Mbalale
- Mbingwa
- Mduwa
- Mikundi
- Mikuwa
- Mkantoma
- Mnjere
- Mn’gona
- Mozi
- Mpandaina
- Mphomwa
- Msasi
- Mtenje
- Mtorongo
- Mtunga
- Mulimbo
- Muonjeza
- Mzama
- Mzenga
- Ndalama
- Nduwa
- Nyama
- Padzani
- Panje
- Pungula
- Saidi
- Sigereta
- Sundwe
- Tenje
- Thako
- Tondo
- Tongole
- Tsindwi
- Vivi
- Wilson

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).

## Weather in TA Mduwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mchinji District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 972 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 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
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 279 

Feb 22 205 

Mar 22 144 

Apr 20 34 

May 19 4 

Jun 17 2 

Jul 17 2 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 10 

Nov 26 60 

Dec 23 227 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mduwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kochilira Rural Hospital · TA Zulu 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78223&mlon=33.04356#map=17/-13.78223/33.04356) 

Bank CHIMUTU FDH BANK · TA Kalolo 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91266&mlon=33.31914#map=17/-13.91266/33.31914) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Kamwendo Service Station · TA Zulu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.83182&mlon=33.04245#map=17/-13.83182/33.04245) 

Hotel Rest house Kamwendo · TA Zulu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.82895&mlon=33.03863#map=17/-13.82895/33.03863) 

School Santhe Secondary school Campus · TA Santhe 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.46516&mlon=33.38501#map=17/-13.46516/33.38501) 

College Namitete Technical Colledge · TA Kalolo 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98408&mlon=33.35320#map=17/-13.98408/33.35320) 

Police station Kamwembo Police Station · TA Zulu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.82961&mlon=33.04032#map=17/-13.82961/33.04032) 

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.

## Other traditional authorities in Mchinji District

- Mchinji Boma
- STA Gumba
- STA Kapunula
- STA Nyoka
- STA Pitala
- TA Dambe
- TA Kapondo
- TA Kazyozyo
- TA Mavwere
- TA Mkanda
- TA Mlonyeni
- TA Simphasi
- TA Zulu

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mduwa?In Mchinji District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mduwa?STA Nyoka, TA Dambe, TA Kapondo, TA Santhe, TA Simphasi and TA Zulu
- How many villages are in TA Mduwa?97 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mduwa?Settlements lie between 1,051 m and 1,134 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Mduwa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mduwa?Kochilira Rural Hospital, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mduwa?CHIMUTU FDH BANK, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mduwa?TotalEnergies Kamwendo Service Station, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mduwa?MW20705 (OCHA common operational dataset)