# TA Kuluunda Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Kuluunda

TA Kuluunda is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **163.6 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 164km²
- 6mapped services
- 473 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kuluunda?

TA Kuluunda lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-karonga/), [TA Khombedza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-khombedza/), [TA Maganga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-maganga/) and [TA Msosa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-msosa/). By area it is the 180th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.7% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Kuluunda is about 87 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 15 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.6639° N, 34.5341° 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 Kuluunda

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kuluunda. Settlements here lie between about 471 m and 478 m above sea level (median 473 m).

- Bandawe
- Bibi
- Kachulu
- Kaluunda
- Kawanga
- Mphere
- Mtimasonjo
- Nawanga
- Sani

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 Kuluunda

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Nyungwi

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Rifu Hill · 715 m
- Senga Hill · 476 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 Kuluunda 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 Kuluunda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lifuwu Health Center · TA Kuluunda 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.67913&mlon=34.58841#map=17/-13.67913/34.58841) 

Bank National Bank · Salima Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78119&mlon=34.45655#map=17/-13.78119/34.45655) 

Petrol pump energem · TA Maganga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.74860&mlon=34.58809#map=17/-13.74860/34.58809) 

Hotel Kumbali · TA Kuluunda 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66629&mlon=34.58894#map=17/-13.66629/34.58894) 

School Lifuwo Primary School · TA Kuluunda 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.68151&mlon=34.58917#map=17/-13.68151/34.58917) 

College Salima Technical College · Salima Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.77340&mlon=34.47098#map=17/-13.77340/34.47098) 

Police station Police check point · TA Chiwere 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.74770&mlon=34.27585#map=17/-13.74770/34.27585) 

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 Kuluunda

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels3
- Schools2

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 Kambalame
- TA Kambwiri
- TA Karonga
- TA Khombedza
- TA Maganga
- TA Msosa
- TA Mwanza
- TA Ndindi
- TA Pemba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kuluunda?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kuluunda?TA Karonga, TA Khombedza, TA Maganga and TA Msosa
- How many villages are in TA Kuluunda?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kuluunda?Settlements lie between 471 m and 478 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kuluunda?Rifu Hill (715 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kuluunda?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kuluunda?Lifuwu Health Center, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kuluunda?National Bank, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kuluunda?energem, about 11 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Kuluunda?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kuluunda?MW20509 (OCHA common operational dataset)