# TA Chakhumbira Traditional authority, Ntcheu District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-chakhumbira/

Traditional authority · Ntcheu District 

# TA Chakhumbira

TA Chakhumbira is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **109.6 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 110km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,451 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chakhumbira?

TA Chakhumbira lies in [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Goodson Ganya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-goodson-ganya/), [TA Masasa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-masasa/) and [TA Njolomole](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-njolomole/). By area it is the 231st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.4% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of TA Chakhumbira is about 99 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 37 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -14.5121° N, 34.5153° 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 Chakhumbira

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chakhumbira. Settlements here lie between about 1,318 m and 1,491 m above sea level (median 1,451 m).

- Lizulu
- M’Taia
- Naboth
- Ntambalika
- Pindani
- Timote

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 Chakhumbira

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Balitsa
- Ntumbe Bvuo
- Tete

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Chiponda Hill · 1,535 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 Chakhumbira and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 615 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,158 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 330 

Feb 19 223 

Mar 19 173 

Apr 17 52 

May 16 13 

Jun 14 9 

Jul 14 16 

Aug 17 6 

Sep 20 8 

Oct 23 17 

Nov 23 74 

Dec 21 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chakhumbira

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dedza Hospital · Dedza Boma 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.38511&mlon=34.33631#map=17/-14.38511/34.33631) 

Bank Standard Bank · Dedza Boma 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.38476&mlon=34.33484#map=17/-14.38476/34.33484) 

Petrol pump Energem · TA Masasa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.42898&mlon=34.59764#map=17/-14.42898/34.59764) 

Hotel Fasda Lodge · TA Masasa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.42708&mlon=34.59636#map=17/-14.42708/34.59636) 

School Chirobwe Primary School · TA Chakhumbira 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54556&mlon=34.51533#map=17/-14.54556/34.51533) 

College Forestry College · TA Kasumbu 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.34249&mlon=34.30874#map=17/-14.34249/34.30874) 

Police station Dedza traffic police · Dedza Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.39636&mlon=34.34181#map=17/-14.39636/34.34181) 

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 Chakhumbira

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

- Schools1

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 Ntcheu District

- Ntcheu Boma
- STA Mkutumula
- STA Tsikulamowa
- TA Champiti
- TA Goodson Ganya
- TA Kwataine
- TA Makwangwala
- TA Masasa
- TA Mpando
- TA Njolomole
- TA Phambala

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chakhumbira?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chakhumbira?TA Goodson Ganya, TA Masasa and TA Njolomole
- How many villages are in TA Chakhumbira?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chakhumbira?Settlements lie between 1,318 m and 1,491 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chakhumbira?Chiponda Hill (1,535 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chakhumbira?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chakhumbira?Dedza Hospital, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chakhumbira?Standard Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chakhumbira?Energem, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chakhumbira?MW20909 (OCHA common operational dataset)