# TA Kambwiri Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Kambwiri

TA Kambwiri is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **261.0 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 261km²
- 518 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kambwiri?

TA Kambwiri lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 8 other traditional authorities: [STA Chitekwele](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/sta-chitekwele/), [Salima Town](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/salima-town/), [TA Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-karonga/), [TA Kasumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kasumbu/), [TA Maganga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-maganga/), [TA Ndindi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-ndindi/), [TA Pemba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-pemba/) and [TA Tambala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-tambala/). By area it is the 120th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.3% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Kambwiri is about 66 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 13 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.8808° N, 34.3890° 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 Kambwiri

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kambwiri. Settlements here lie between about 493 m and 710 m above sea level (median 518 m).

- Chalunda
- Chana
- Chaseta
- Chimbalanga
- Chiselema
- Kacitja
- Kakhomwa
- Kambwili
- Kambwiri
- Kankomwa
- Katelera
- Katumba
- Kawanga
- Lifidzi
- Liganga
- Mainza
- Malapa
- Mangira
- Mkwatile
- Mndola
- Mzembela
- Mzikamanda
- Mzikamla
- Ngolomi
- Ngwindo
- Suzi

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 Kambwiri

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Kundwe Stream
- Lilongwe River

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Ntuntama Hill · 795 m
- Nkanga Hill · 761 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 Kambwiri 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 Kambwiri

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Salima District Hospital · Salima Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78417&mlon=34.45588#map=17/-13.78417/34.45588) 

Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) 

Petrol pump Total Matundu Service Station · Salima Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78892&mlon=34.46112#map=17/-13.78892/34.46112) 

Hotel Palms lodge · Salima Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77677&mlon=34.43825#map=17/-13.77677/34.43825) 

School Chikadwe Primary School · TA Ndindi 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95344&mlon=34.43248#map=17/-13.95344/34.43248) 

College Salima Technical College · Salima Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77340&mlon=34.47098#map=17/-13.77340/34.47098) 

Police station Chipoka Police Station · Chipoka Urban 18 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.

## Other traditional authorities in Salima District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kambwiri?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kambwiri?STA Chitekwele, Salima Town, TA Karonga, TA Kasumbu, TA Maganga, TA Ndindi, TA Pemba and TA Tambala
- How many villages are in TA Kambwiri?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kambwiri?Settlements lie between 493 m and 710 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kambwiri?Ntuntama Hill (795 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kambwiri?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kambwiri?Salima District Hospital, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kambwiri?FDH bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kambwiri?Total Matundu Service Station, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kambwiri?MW20504 (OCHA common operational dataset)