# TA Msosa Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Msosa

TA Msosa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **28.0 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 28.0km²
- 477 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Msosa?

TA Msosa 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 Khombedza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-khombedza/), [TA Kuluunda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kuluunda/) and [TA Mwadzama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mwadzama/). By area it is the 295th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.3% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Msosa is about 81 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 32 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.5085° N, 34.3732° 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 Msosa

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in TA Msosa. Settlements here lie between about 473 m and 482 m above sea level (median 477 m).

- Kalilangwe
- Kamfumu
- Kansile
- Kasache
- Kasache GVH
- Languo
- Makho
- Makho GVH
- Makho Village
- Mnewa
- Moses
- Mpilingidzo GVH
- Mpuwa
- Mwanjowa
- Mwanjowa Village
- Nyangulu

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 Msosa

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Limpimbi River
- Lingadzi River

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Mbenji Island

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 Msosa 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
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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 Msosa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Khombedza Health Center · TA Khombedza 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.59675&mlon=34.31104#map=17/-13.59675/34.31104) 

Bank National Bank · Salima Town 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78119&mlon=34.45655#map=17/-13.78119/34.45655) 

Petrol pump Kaphatenga filling station ⛽ · TA Karonga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.75961&mlon=34.38926#map=17/-13.75961/34.38926) 

Hotel Klaus Guest House · TA Karonga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.75633&mlon=34.44002#map=17/-13.75633/34.44002) 

School ASHLA foundation schools · TA Karonga 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.74990&mlon=34.39122#map=17/-13.74990/34.39122) 

College Salima Technical College · Salima Town 31 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.

## 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 Maganga
- TA Mwanza
- TA Ndindi
- TA Pemba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Msosa?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Msosa?TA Khombedza, TA Kuluunda and TA Mwadzama
- How many villages are in TA Msosa?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Msosa?Settlements lie between 473 m and 482 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Msosa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Msosa?Khombedza Health Center, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Msosa?National Bank, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Msosa?Kaphatenga filling station ⛽, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Msosa?MW20510 (OCHA common operational dataset)