# TA Mpando Traditional authority, Ntcheu District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-mpando/ Traditional authority · Ntcheu District # TA Mpando TA Mpando is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **418.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 419km² - 1mapped services - 1,569 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Mpando? TA Mpando 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: [TA Champiti](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-champiti/), [TA Chekucheku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-chekucheku/), [TA Dambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-dambe/), [TA Kwataine](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-kwataine/), [TA Njolomole](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-njolomole/) and [TA Phambala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-phambala/). By area it is the 64th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.9% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of TA Mpando is about 149 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 21 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -15.0109° N, 34.6496° 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 Mpando Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mpando. Settlements here lie between about 1,442 m and 1,615 m above sea level (median 1,569 m). - Billiate - Chimbia - Chipusile - Dzinjiriza - Gochi - Kalonga - Tsangano 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 Mpando Named natural and historic features inside TA Mpando, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Bilila - Bowi - Chale - Chipanga - Chule - Malope - Mfumfuli - Mpira River - Nansenga - Nkwesa River - Rumwaterere ### Hills and mountains 9 mountains. - Dzonze Hill · 1,809 m - Nesaka · 1,732 m - Nkokwe Hill · 1,569 m - Cherenje · 1,565 m - Tsangano · 1,541 m - Kapiridimba · 1,539 m - Nkwenkwe · 1,532 m - Mbale · 1,459 m - Mpala · 1,437 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Dzunje Forest Reserve - Mvai Forest Reserve ### Estates 1 estate. - Dzonze 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 Mpando and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 733 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 19 330 Feb 18 223 Mar 18 173 Apr 17 52 May 15 13 Jun 14 9 Jul 13 16 Aug 16 6 Sep 19 8 Oct 22 17 Nov 22 74 Dec 20 237 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mpando Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ntcheu District Hospital · Ntcheu Boma 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81730&mlon=34.63853#map=17/-14.81730/34.63853) Bank Standard Bank · Ntcheu Boma 21 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 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81558&mlon=34.63489#map=17/-14.81558/34.63489) Hotel Aja Lodge · TA Msamala 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98288&mlon=34.93475#map=17/-14.98288/34.93475) School Happy Kids Nursery School · TA Mpando 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.92444&mlon=34.67590#map=17/-14.92444/34.67590) College Ncheu Learning and Development Centre · TA Kwataine 24 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 Mpando Places mapped inside TA Mpando 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 Chakhumbira - TA Champiti - TA Goodson Ganya - TA Kwataine - TA Makwangwala - TA Masasa - TA Njolomole - TA Phambala ## Quick answers - Where is TA Mpando?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi - What borders TA Mpando?TA Champiti, TA Chekucheku, TA Dambe, TA Kwataine, TA Njolomole and TA Phambala - How many villages are in TA Mpando?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Mpando?Settlements lie between 1,442 m and 1,615 m - What is the highest point in TA Mpando?Dzonze Hill (1,809 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Mpando?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mpando?Ntcheu District Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Mpando?Standard Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mpando?PUMA Filling Station, Ntcheu, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Mpando?MW20903 (OCHA common operational dataset)