# TA Kambalame Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambalame/

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Kambalame

TA Kambalame is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **58.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 58.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 511 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kambalame?

TA Kambalame lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Kachindamoto](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kachindamoto/), [TA Kasumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kasumbu/) and [TA Ndindi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-ndindi/). By area it is the 267th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.7% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Kambalame is about 78 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 33 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -14.0772° N, 34.5007° 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 Kambalame

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in TA Kambalame.

- Ngodzi

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 Kambalame

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Tsekwere 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 Kambalame 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 TA Kambalame

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lifeline · TA Kambalame 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.09119&mlon=34.54467#map=17/-14.09119/34.54467) 

Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Ndindi 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99495&mlon=34.49998#map=17/-13.99495/34.49998) 

Hotel Convention Centre restaurant and bar · Chipoka Urban 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99957&mlon=34.52078#map=17/-13.99957/34.52078) 

School Chipoka II Primary School · Chipoka Urban 9.0 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 22 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 9.6 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 TA Kambalame

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

- Hospitals1

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kambalame?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kambalame?TA Kachindamoto, TA Kasumbu and TA Ndindi
- How many villages are in TA Kambalame?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kambalame?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kambalame?Lifeline, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kambalame?FDH bank, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kambalame?Meru, about 9.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Kambalame?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kambalame?MW20506 (OCHA common operational dataset)