# TA Mwanza Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Mwanza

TA Mwanza is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **171.0 km²**.

- 171km²

## Where is TA Mwanza?

TA Mwanza 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 Chiwere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-chiwere/), [TA Khombedza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-khombedza/) and [TA Msakambewa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-msakambewa/). By area it is the 176th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 8.0% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Mwanza is about 57 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 36 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.6166° N, 34.1727° 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).

## Landscape and landmarks of TA Mwanza

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Lufe

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Kasumbi Hill · 1,014 m
- Chinsewa · 939 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 Mwanza 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 Mwanza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mvera Mission Hospital · TA Chiwere 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.73013&mlon=34.12455#map=17/-13.73013/34.12455) 

Bank National Bank · Salima Town 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78119&mlon=34.45655#map=17/-13.78119/34.45655) 

ATM MyBucks · TA Mkukula 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66466&mlon=33.86821#map=17/-13.66466/33.86821) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chezi Service Station · TA Chiwere 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.72476&mlon=34.03718#map=17/-13.72476/34.03718) 

Hotel Ntchisi Forest Lodge · TA Kasakula 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38338&mlon=34.00627#map=17/-13.38338/34.00627) 

School ASHLA foundation schools · TA Karonga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.74990&mlon=34.39122#map=17/-13.74990/34.39122) 

College Tailoring UDET · TA Mkukula 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.66455&mlon=33.86931#map=17/-13.66455/33.86931) 

Police station Police check point · TA Chiwere 18 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 Msosa
- TA Ndindi
- TA Pemba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mwanza?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mwanza?TA Chiwere, TA Khombedza and TA Msakambewa
- What is the highest point in TA Mwanza?Kasumbi Hill (1,014 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mwanza?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mwanza?Mvera Mission Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mwanza?National Bank, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Mwanza?MyBucks, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mwanza?TotalEnergies Chezi Service Station, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mwanza?MW20508 (OCHA common operational dataset)