# TA Mwansambo Traditional authority, Nkhotakota District

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

Traditional authority · Nkhotakota District 

# TA Mwansambo

TA Mwansambo is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhotakota District, Central Region. It covers **240.8 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 241km²
- 682 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mwansambo?

TA Mwansambo lies in [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Nkhotakota Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/nkhotakota-game-reserve/), [TA Chikho](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-chikho/), [TA Kasakula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-kasakula/), [TA Mwadzama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mwadzama/) and [TA Nthondo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-nthondo/). By area it is the 133rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.6% of [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/). The centre of TA Mwansambo is about 83 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 45 km from Nkhotakota, the main town of Nkhotakota District. The centre point is at -13.2991° N, 34.1394° 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 Mwansambo

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mwansambo. Settlements here lie between about 616 m and 758 m above sea level (median 682 m).

- Bwala
- Chikunumbu
- Chimbindu
- Kajaliza
- Kanongola
- Kasaja
- Mkomba
- Mvula
- Mwansambo
- Mwansanbo
- Tanga
- Tantwe

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 Mwansambo

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Chafumbi
- Ludzi
- Nankwaule

### Hills and mountains

3 hills.

- Dzunga Hill · 701 m
- Bangwe Hill · 690 m
- Kampande Hill · 667 m

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 Mwansambo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nkhotakota District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 188 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 21 287 

Feb 21 213 

Mar 20 176 

Apr 19 54 

May 17 10 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 2 

Aug 18 2 

Sep 21 3 

Oct 24 11 

Nov 24 64 

Dec 22 240 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mwansambo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntchisi Hospital · TA Kalumo 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.36396&mlon=33.91194#map=17/-13.36396/33.91194) 

Petrol pump Engen · TA Mwadzama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.23308&mlon=34.29313#map=17/-13.23308/34.29313) 

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

School Mtenthera primary school · TA Msakambewa 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.56662&mlon=33.91631#map=17/-13.56662/33.91631) 

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 Nkhotakota District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mwansambo?In Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mwansambo?Nkhotakota Game Reserve, TA Chikho, TA Kasakula, TA Mwadzama and TA Nthondo
- How many villages are in TA Mwansambo?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mwansambo?Settlements lie between 616 m and 758 m
- What is the highest point in TA Mwansambo?Dzunga Hill (701 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mwansambo?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mwansambo?Ntchisi Hospital, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mwansambo?Engen, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mwansambo?MW20207 (OCHA common operational dataset)