# TA Vuso Jere Traditional authority, Ntchisi District

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

Traditional authority · Ntchisi District 

# TA Vuso Jere

TA Vuso Jere is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntchisi District, Central Region. It covers **91.0 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 91.0km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,427 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Vuso Jere?

TA Vuso Jere 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 Kalumo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-kalumo/), [TA Kasakula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-kasakula/), [TA Msakambewa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-msakambewa/) and [TA Nthondo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-nthondo/). By area it is the 240th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.3% of [Ntchisi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/). The centre of TA Vuso Jere is about 61 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.4453° N, 33.9697° 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 Vuso Jere

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in TA Vuso Jere. Settlements here lie between about 1,190 m and 1,550 m above sea level (median 1,427 m).

- Bande
- Bisa
- Chagalawanda
- Chidambo
- Chikho
- Chikwawe
- Chilopola
- Chimwala
- Chinthembwe
- Chipokosa
- Chiriwiya
- Chisambi
- Chiwala
- Chiwaula
- Dalien
- Jere
- Kamachenjeza
- Kanyama
- Kunkhokwe
- Mbalame
- Mbia
- Mizonda
- Mkanga
- Mkwawi
- Mpinganjila
- Mpundu
- Msozi
- Mthuku
- Mtongo
- Mtupa
- Mupine
- Ngombe
- Ntenje
- Nyanga
- Pheleni
- Shandawila

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 Vuso Jere

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Chadumba
- Kalira

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 1 mountain.

- Kumbamchenga · 1,634 m
- Nanzeka · 1,601 m
- Mandevu · 1,583 m
- Chitanga · 1,495 m

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 Vuso Jere and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntchisi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 198 m higher 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 20 290 

Feb 20 222 

Mar 20 168 

Apr 18 47 

May 17 8 

Jun 15 2 

Jul 15 2 

Aug 17 2 

Sep 20 4 

Oct 23 11 

Nov 24 68 

Dec 21 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Vuso Jere

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntchisi Hospital · TA Kalumo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.36396&mlon=33.91194#map=17/-13.36396/33.91194) 

Bank Standard Bank · Mponela Urban 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53543&mlon=33.74024#map=17/-13.53543/33.74024) 

ATM MyBucks · TA Mkukula 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66466&mlon=33.86821#map=17/-13.66466/33.86821) 

Petrol pump Meru Ntchisi filling station · Ntchisi Boma 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.35876&mlon=33.91696#map=17/-13.35876/33.91696) 

Hotel Ntchisi Forest Lodge · TA Kasakula 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38338&mlon=34.00627#map=17/-13.38338/34.00627) 

School Mtenthera primary school · TA Msakambewa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.56662&mlon=33.91631#map=17/-13.56662/33.91631) 

College DAPP DOWA Teachers Training College · TA Msakambewa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.65185&mlon=33.86638#map=17/-13.65185/33.86638) 

Police station Dzaleka Police Station · TA Mkukula 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66375&mlon=33.86897#map=17/-13.66375/33.86897) 

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 Vuso Jere

Places mapped inside TA Vuso Jere 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 Ntchisi District

- Ntchisi Boma
- TA Chikho
- TA Chilooko
- TA Kalumo
- TA Kasakula
- TA Malenga
- TA Nthondo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Vuso Jere?In Ntchisi District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Vuso Jere?TA Chikho, TA Kalumo, TA Kasakula, TA Msakambewa and TA Nthondo
- How many villages are in TA Vuso Jere?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Vuso Jere?Settlements lie between 1,190 m and 1,550 m
- What is the highest point in TA Vuso Jere?Kumbamchenga (1,634 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Vuso Jere?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Vuso Jere?Ntchisi Hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Vuso Jere?Standard Bank, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Vuso Jere?MyBucks, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Vuso Jere?Meru Ntchisi filling station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Vuso Jere?MW20306 (OCHA common operational dataset)