# TA Kwataine Traditional authority, Ntcheu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Ntcheu District 

# TA Kwataine

TA Kwataine is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **193.3 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 193km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,000 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kwataine?

TA Kwataine lies in [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [Ntcheu Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ntcheu-boma/), [TA Champiti](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-champiti/), [TA Goodson Ganya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-goodson-ganya/), [TA Makwangwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-makwangwala/), [TA Mpando](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-mpando/) and [TA Njolomole](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-njolomole/). By area it is the 160th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.9% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of TA Kwataine is about 137 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 7.4 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -14.8259° N, 34.7042° 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 Kwataine

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kwataine. Settlements here lie between about 937 m and 1,016 m above sea level (median 1,000 m).

- Chiole
- Kwataine
- Madzanje
- Mpira
- Mtandizi
- Nsipe
- Zidana

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 Kwataine

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Chiole
- Mirimba
- Mpati
- Nanchole
- Nankhombe
- Ndeka
- Nguwe
- Nsunduzi
- Pitapansi

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 hill.

- Sanjiki · 1,322 m
- Dzunze · 1,270 m
- Ncheu Hill · 1,155 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Dzunze

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 Kwataine and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 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**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 330 

Feb 22 223 

Mar 22 173 

Apr 20 52 

May 19 13 

Jun 17 9 

Jul 17 16 

Aug 19 6 

Sep 23 8 

Oct 26 17 

Nov 26 74 

Dec 24 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kwataine

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntcheu District Hospital · Ntcheu Boma 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81730&mlon=34.63853#map=17/-14.81730/34.63853) 

Bank Standard Bank · Ntcheu Boma 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.82104&mlon=34.63601#map=17/-14.82104/34.63601) 

Petrol pump PUMA Filling Station, Ntcheu · Ntcheu Boma 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81558&mlon=34.63489#map=17/-14.81558/34.63489) 

Hotel Aja Lodge · TA Msamala 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98288&mlon=34.93475#map=17/-14.98288/34.93475) 

School Bangala · TA Kwataine 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.84591&mlon=34.68631#map=17/-14.84591/34.68631) 

College Ncheu Learning and Development Centre · TA Kwataine 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80066&mlon=34.61718#map=17/-14.80066/34.61718) 

Police station Balaka Police Station · Balaka Town 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99078&mlon=34.96022#map=17/-14.99078/34.96022) 

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 Kwataine

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

- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1

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 Chakhumbira
- TA Champiti
- TA Goodson Ganya
- TA Makwangwala
- TA Masasa
- TA Mpando
- TA Njolomole
- TA Phambala

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kwataine?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kwataine?Ntcheu Boma, TA Champiti, TA Goodson Ganya, TA Makwangwala, TA Mpando and TA Njolomole
- How many villages are in TA Kwataine?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kwataine?Settlements lie between 937 m and 1,016 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kwataine?Sanjiki (1,322 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kwataine?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kwataine?Ntcheu District Hospital, about 7.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kwataine?Standard Bank, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kwataine?PUMA Filling Station, Ntcheu, about 7.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kwataine?MW20904 (OCHA common operational dataset)