# TA Goodson Ganya Traditional authority, Ntcheu District

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

Traditional authority · Ntcheu District 

# TA Goodson Ganya

TA Goodson Ganya is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **734.7 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 735km²
- 648 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Goodson Ganya?

TA Goodson Ganya lies in [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 8 other traditional authorities: [STA Ntonda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-ntonda/), [TA Chakhumbira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-chakhumbira/), [TA Chilipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/), [TA Kwataine](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-kwataine/), [TA Makwangwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-makwangwala/), [TA Masasa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-masasa/), [TA Nankumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-nankumba/) and [TA Njolomole](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-njolomole/). By area it is the 21st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 22.6% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of TA Goodson Ganya is about 121 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 26 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -14.5949° N, 34.7013° 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 Goodson Ganya

Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in TA Goodson Ganya. Settlements here lie between about 582 m and 1,062 m above sea level (median 648 m).

- Agabu
- Cawanje
- Chakhumbira
- Chikadya
- Chin’gamba
- Chiwiza
- Citsulo
- Citsulu
- Hale
- Jede
- Kandete
- Kandeu
- Kasinje
- Katumba
- Kulanga
- Majawa
- Maka
- Manjanja Village
- Matande
- Mose
- Mphola
- Nankhululukute
- Nhawani
- Nkhawani
- Ondwe
- Pofu
- Sanjani
- Sharpevale
- Sharpevalle
- Tambala
- Thunga Village

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 Goodson Ganya

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

### Water

18 rivers and streams.

- Chigodi
- Chikapa
- Kadombe
- Kateze
- Kungubwe
- Linkue
- Lisape
- Makombe
- Matundu
- Mphika
- Mponda
- Mtuta Stream
- Namwiri
- Nanyangu
- Nchela
- Nsaza
- Pandela Stream
- Pangala Stream

### Hills and mountains

8 mountains; 3 hills.

- Mwalawoyera · 1,136 m
- Chikuli · 1,077 m
- Momberafuti · 1,068 m
- Nkungumalo Hill · 1,068 m
- Mbisa Hill · 983 m
- Kambironjo · 906 m
- Bangwe Hill · 890 m
- Namphiri · 766 m
- Ongo Hill · 623 m
- Nkhombwa · 603 m
- Kalande · 593 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Bangwe Forest Reserve

### Estates

2 estates.

- Livelezi Estate
- Mitongwe Estate

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 Goodson Ganya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 188 m lower 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 October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 330 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 173 

Apr 23 52 

May 21 13 

Jun 20 9 

Jul 19 16 

Aug 22 6 

Sep 25 8 

Oct 28 17 

Nov 28 74 

Dec 26 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Goodson Ganya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chilonga Health Center · TA Nankumba 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.46727&mlon=34.87117#map=17/-14.46727/34.87117) 

Bank National Bank · Ntcheu Boma 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81372&mlon=34.63303#map=17/-14.81372/34.63303) 

Petrol pump Energem · TA Masasa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.42898&mlon=34.59764#map=17/-14.42898/34.59764) 

Hotel Fasda Lodge · TA Masasa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.42708&mlon=34.59636#map=17/-14.42708/34.59636) 

School Migula School · STA Ntonda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.55780&mlon=34.82277#map=17/-14.55780/34.82277) 

College Malawi Adventist University Official · TA Njolomole 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.77262&mlon=34.56677#map=17/-14.77262/34.56677) 

Police station Police Victim Unit · TA Nankumba 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48889&mlon=34.81137#map=17/-14.48889/34.81137) 

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 Ntcheu District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Goodson Ganya?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Goodson Ganya?STA Ntonda, TA Chakhumbira, TA Chilipa, TA Kwataine, TA Makwangwala, TA Masasa, TA Nankumba and TA Njolomole
- How many villages are in TA Goodson Ganya?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Goodson Ganya?Settlements lie between 582 m and 1,062 m
- What is the highest point in TA Goodson Ganya?Mwalawoyera (1,136 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Goodson Ganya?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Goodson Ganya?Chilonga Health Center, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Goodson Ganya?National Bank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Goodson Ganya?Energem, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Goodson Ganya?MW20910 (OCHA common operational dataset)