# Chipoka Urban Traditional authority, Salima District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/chipoka-urban/

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# Chipoka Urban

Chipoka Urban is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **11.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11.2km²
- 9mapped services
- 483 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chipoka Urban?

Chipoka Urban lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 1 other traditional authority: [TA Ndindi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-ndindi/). By area it is the 329th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.5% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of Chipoka Urban is about 78 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 25 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.9975° N, 34.5103° 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 Chipoka Urban

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Chipoka Urban. The largest with a recorded population: Chipoka (7,212).

- Chipoka

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 Chipoka Urban

Named natural and historic features inside Chipoka Urban, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Zambwe

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 Chipoka Urban and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Salima District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (311 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 23 311 

Feb 23 220 

Mar 22 161 

Apr 21 41 

May 20 7 

Jun 18 2 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 12 

Nov 27 63 

Dec 24 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chipoka Urban

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chipoka Health Centre · Chipoka Urban 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98964&mlon=34.51544#map=17/-13.98964/34.51544) 

Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Ndindi 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99495&mlon=34.49998#map=17/-13.99495/34.49998) 

Hotel Lake View Lodge · Chipoka Urban 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99445&mlon=34.51903#map=17/-13.99445/34.51903) 

School Chipoka II Primary School · Chipoka Urban 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99808&mlon=34.51780#map=17/-13.99808/34.51780) 

College Domasi College Of Education. · TA Pemba 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87916&mlon=34.53968#map=17/-13.87916/34.53968) 

Police station Chipoka Police Station · Chipoka Urban 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99173&mlon=34.51581#map=17/-13.99173/34.51581) 

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 Chipoka Urban

Places mapped inside Chipoka Urban in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels6
- Schools1
- Police stations1

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 Salima District

- Lake Malawi National Park
- Salima Town
- TA Kambalame
- TA Kambwiri
- TA Karonga
- TA Khombedza
- TA Kuluunda
- TA Maganga
- TA Msosa
- TA Mwanza
- TA Ndindi
- TA Pemba

## Quick answers

- Where is Chipoka Urban?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Chipoka Urban?TA Ndindi
- How many villages are in Chipoka Urban?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Chipoka Urban?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chipoka Urban?Chipoka Health Centre, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chipoka Urban?FDH bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chipoka Urban?Meru, about 1.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chipoka Urban?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chipoka Urban?MW20521 (OCHA common operational dataset)