# TA Mwadzama Traditional authority, Nkhotakota District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mwadzama/

Traditional authority · Nkhotakota District 

# TA Mwadzama

TA Mwadzama is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhotakota District, Central Region. It covers **608.4 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 608km²
- 2mapped services
- 489 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mwadzama?

TA Mwadzama lies in [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [Nkhotakota Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/nkhotakota-game-reserve/), [STA Kalimanjira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/sta-kalimanjira/), [TA Chikho](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-chikho/), [TA Kasakula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-kasakula/), [TA Khombedza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-khombedza/), [TA Msosa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-msosa/) and [TA Mwansambo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mwansambo/). By area it is the 31st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.1% of [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/). The centre of TA Mwadzama is about 89 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 43 km from Nkhotakota, the main town of Nkhotakota District. The centre point is at -13.3098° N, 34.2578° 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 Mwadzama

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mwadzama. Settlements here lie between about 476 m and 519 m above sea level (median 489 m).

- Bang
- Benga
- Chibotero
- Chikiwowe
- Chingole
- Chiromangala
- Chizangwe
- Chongole
- Jinga
- Kalungama
- Kamunkokwe
- Makwazi
- Mankukwa
- Manyamba
- Msamala
- Mtosa
- Mwadzama
- Naferanje
- Namawata
- Ngalaura
- Ngwata
- Nkhala
- Nkudzula
- Salui
- Simabvu
- Tebulo
- Zidyana

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 Mwadzama

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Chirua River
- Kasangadzi
- Kasema
- Lake Chamikombe
- Lifuliza River
- Linjibvi
- Luwi
- Mbwetwe
- Nauikoko
- Nkumbaleza River

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 Mwadzama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nkhotakota District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (287 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 22 287 

Feb 22 213 

Mar 22 176 

Apr 20 54 

May 19 10 

Jun 17 2 

Jul 17 2 

Aug 19 2 

Sep 22 3 

Oct 25 11 

Nov 25 64 

Dec 23 240 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mwadzama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Khombedza Health Center · TA Khombedza 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.59675&mlon=34.31104#map=17/-13.59675/34.31104) 

Petrol pump Engen · TA Mwadzama 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.23308&mlon=34.29313#map=17/-13.23308/34.29313) 

Hotel Ntchisi Forest Lodge · TA Kasakula 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38338&mlon=34.00627#map=17/-13.38338/34.00627) 

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 Mwadzama

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Restaurants1

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 Nkhotakota District

- Nkhotakota Boma
- Nkhotakota Game Reserve
- STA Kalimanjira
- TA Kafuzila
- TA Kanyenda
- TA Malenga Chanzi
- TA Mphonde
- TA Mwansambo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mwadzama?In Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mwadzama?Nkhotakota Game Reserve, STA Kalimanjira, TA Chikho, TA Kasakula, TA Khombedza, TA Msosa and TA Mwansambo
- How many villages are in TA Mwadzama?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mwadzama?Settlements lie between 476 m and 519 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Mwadzama?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mwadzama?Khombedza Health Center, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mwadzama?Engen, about 9.4 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Mwadzama?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Mwadzama?MW20206 (OCHA common operational dataset)