# TA Makwangwala Traditional authority, Ntcheu District

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

Traditional authority · Ntcheu District 

# TA Makwangwala

TA Makwangwala is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **378.5 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 378km²
- 1mapped services
- 846 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Makwangwala?

TA Makwangwala lies in [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 9 other traditional authorities: [STA Matola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-matola/), [STA Mkutumula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-mkutumula/), [STA Tsikulamowa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-tsikulamowa/), [TA Champiti](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-champiti/), [TA Chilipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/), [TA Goodson Ganya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-goodson-ganya/), [TA Kwataine](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-kwataine/), [TA Msamala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-msamala/) and [TA Phambala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-phambala/). By area it is the 75th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 11.6% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of TA Makwangwala is about 148 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 19 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -14.8552° N, 34.8131° 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 Makwangwala

Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in TA Makwangwala. Settlements here lie between about 675 m and 1,116 m above sea level (median 846 m).

- Akubilila
- Austeni
- Balakas
- Bunyenga
- Cheza
- Cindazi
- Ciraldata
- Gumbi
- Gwaza
- Hawilani
- Hola
- Kabwanzi
- Kamakoko
- Kambuku
- Kandere
- Khomera
- Livaro
- Magombo
- Majiri
- Makwangwala
- Malonda
- Mankhoma
- Mmemo
- Mpana
- Mpoya
- Msiyaluzu
- Ncekana
- Ntentha
- Peter
- Pheza
- Pulumuka
- Saviwa
- Tseka
- Yendayenda
- Zululu 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 Makwangwala

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Bawe
- Bilira
- Chizungulire
- Maliwati
- Ngoni
- Ntapadothi

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Dzunje · 1,028 m
- Songwe · 893 m

### Getting around

2 railway stations; 1 airfield; 1 bridge.

- Balakas
- Bilila Station
- Nsipe-M1 Bridge
- Penga Penga Station

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 Makwangwala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). 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 24 330 

Feb 23 223 

Mar 23 173 

Apr 21 52 

May 20 13 

Jun 18 9 

Jul 18 16 

Aug 21 6 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 27 74 

Dec 25 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Makwangwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntcheu District Hospital · Ntcheu Boma 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81730&mlon=34.63853#map=17/-14.81730/34.63853) 

Bank Standard Bank · Ntcheu Boma 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.82104&mlon=34.63601#map=17/-14.82104/34.63601) 

Petrol pump Petroda · TA Msamala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.95739&mlon=34.89412#map=17/-14.95739/34.89412) 

Hotel Aja Lodge · TA Msamala 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98288&mlon=34.93475#map=17/-14.98288/34.93475) 

School Bangala · TA Kwataine 14 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 22 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 22 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 Makwangwala

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

- 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 Ntcheu District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Makwangwala?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Makwangwala?STA Matola, STA Mkutumula, STA Tsikulamowa, TA Champiti, TA Chilipa, TA Goodson Ganya, TA Kwataine, TA Msamala and TA Phambala
- How many villages are in TA Makwangwala?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Makwangwala?Settlements lie between 675 m and 1,116 m
- What is the highest point in TA Makwangwala?Dzunje (1,028 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Makwangwala?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Makwangwala?Ntcheu District Hospital, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Makwangwala?Standard Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Makwangwala?Petroda, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Makwangwala?MW20905 (OCHA common operational dataset)