# TA Kasakula Traditional authority, Ntchisi District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-kasakula/

Traditional authority · Ntchisi District 

# TA Kasakula

TA Kasakula is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntchisi District, Central Region. It covers **174.9 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 175km²
- 1mapped services
- 792 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kasakula?

TA Kasakula lies in [Ntchisi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [TA Chikho](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-chikho/), [TA Mwadzama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mwadzama/), [TA Mwansambo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mwansambo/), [TA Nthondo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-nthondo/) and [TA Vuso Jere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-vuso-jere/). By area it is the 172nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.2% of [Ntchisi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/). The centre of TA Kasakula is about 76 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.3387° N, 34.0536° 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 Kasakula

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kasakula. Settlements here lie between about 690 m and 1,412 m above sea level (median 792 m).

- Biwi
- Chazama
- Chikho
- Chikwawa
- Chimbalanga
- Damba
- Kabundile
- Kambanbanga
- Kangolwa
- Kapolo
- Kasakula
- Kasakula Woyera
- Kawanga
- Mateche
- Mpamila
- Nchisi
- Ngombe
- Ngundama
- Nyumbu
- Suwati
- Zamba

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 Kasakula

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Chiguru
- Chisambwa
- Dwanzi
- Kanyangama
- Katete
- Mvumba
- Namanyenga

### Hills and mountains

6 hills; 3 mountains.

- Ntchisi Mountain · 1,617 m
- Wasalamba · 1,083 m
- Tumba Hill · 1,043 m
- Ntungwa Hill · 888 m
- Pampala Hill · 854 m
- Kambila Hill · 845 m
- Kampande Hill · 818 m
- Mwembo · 786 m
- Chamgwazo Hill · 661 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Ntchisi Forest Reserve

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 Kasakula and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntchisi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 437 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,071 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (290 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 24 290 

Feb 24 222 

Mar 24 168 

Apr 22 47 

May 21 8 

Jun 19 2 

Jul 19 2 

Aug 21 2 

Sep 24 4 

Oct 27 11 

Nov 28 68 

Dec 26 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kasakula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntchisi Hospital · TA Kalumo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.36396&mlon=33.91194#map=17/-13.36396/33.91194) 

Petrol pump Meru Ntchisi filling station · Ntchisi Boma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.35876&mlon=33.91696#map=17/-13.35876/33.91696) 

Hotel Ntchisi Forest Lodge · TA Kasakula 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38338&mlon=34.00627#map=17/-13.38338/34.00627) 

School Mtenthera primary school · TA Msakambewa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.56662&mlon=33.91631#map=17/-13.56662/33.91631) 

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 Kasakula

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

- Hotels1

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 Ntchisi District

- Ntchisi Boma
- TA Chikho
- TA Chilooko
- TA Kalumo
- TA Malenga
- TA Nthondo
- TA Vuso Jere

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kasakula?In Ntchisi District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kasakula?TA Chikho, TA Mwadzama, TA Mwansambo, TA Nthondo and TA Vuso Jere
- How many villages are in TA Kasakula?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kasakula?Settlements lie between 690 m and 1,412 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kasakula?Ntchisi Mountain (1,617 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kasakula?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kasakula?Ntchisi Hospital, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kasakula?Meru Ntchisi filling station, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kasakula?MW20301 (OCHA common operational dataset)