# TA Maganga Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Maganga

TA Maganga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **187.0 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 187km²
- 29mapped services
- 494 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Maganga?

TA Maganga lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Salima Town](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/salima-town/), [TA Kambwiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambwiri/), [TA Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-karonga/), [TA Kuluunda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kuluunda/) and [TA Pemba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-pemba/). By area it is the 165th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 8.8% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Maganga is about 84 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 9.1 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.7902° N, 34.5420° 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 Maganga

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in TA Maganga. Settlements here lie between about 474 m and 514 m above sea level (median 494 m).

- Chikuni
- Chindungwa
- Chinyamanyamo
- Dowh
- Kachele
- Kachule
- Kadeka
- Kandusiwa
- Kanyama
- Kuthenje
- Maganga
- Magonga
- Mikute
- Mnjeza
- Mpondezi
- Mpondu
- Mwambe
- Ndalankwanda
- Nkhumpha
- Nyongole
- Pemba

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 Maganga

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

### Coast and islands

2 headlands; 1 island; 1 beach.

- Grand Beach
- Kambiri Point
- Namalenje Island
- Namikombe Point

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Nyungwe · 513 m
- Kambiri Hill · 501 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Senga Hills Forest Reserve

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Salima

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 Maganga 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 Maganga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Salima District Hospital · Salima Town 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78417&mlon=34.45588#map=17/-13.78417/34.45588) 

Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) 

Petrol pump energem · TA Maganga 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.74860&mlon=34.58809#map=17/-13.74860/34.58809) 

Hotel Garden Cottage · TA Maganga 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.82059&mlon=34.58659#map=17/-13.82059/34.58659) 

School McKenzie Private School · TA Maganga 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.76777&mlon=34.55605#map=17/-13.76777/34.55605) 

College Salima Technical College · Salima Town 7.9 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 23 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 Maganga

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

- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels20
- Schools3
- Restaurants4

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 Kuluunda
- TA Msosa
- TA Mwanza
- TA Ndindi
- TA Pemba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Maganga?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Maganga?Salima Town, TA Kambwiri, TA Karonga, TA Kuluunda and TA Pemba
- How many villages are in TA Maganga?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Maganga?Settlements lie between 474 m and 514 m
- What is the highest point in TA Maganga?Nyungwe (513 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Maganga?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Maganga?Salima District Hospital, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Maganga?FDH bank, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Maganga?energem, about 6.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Maganga?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Maganga?MW20501 (OCHA common operational dataset)