# TA Ndindi Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Ndindi

TA Ndindi is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **201.0 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 201km²
- 4mapped services
- 513 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Ndindi?

TA Ndindi lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [Chipoka Urban](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/chipoka-urban/), [TA Kambalame](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambalame/), [TA Kambwiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambwiri/), [TA Kasumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-kasumbu/), [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 155th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.4% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Ndindi is about 70 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 23 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.9873° N, 34.4372° 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 Ndindi

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in TA Ndindi. Settlements here lie between about 477 m and 520 m above sea level (median 513 m).

- Chikanda
- GVH Kandulu
- GVH Mphunga
- GVH Ntika
- Kalombola
- Lowe
- Luwagala
- Mazenjele
- Milala
- Mkangawi
- Ndindi
- Salima

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 Ndindi

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Luwadzi River
- Malingedzi River

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 Ndindi 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 Ndindi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chipoka Health Centre · Chipoka Urban 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98964&mlon=34.51544#map=17/-13.98964/34.51544) 

Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Ndindi 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99495&mlon=34.49998#map=17/-13.99495/34.49998) 

Hotel The Cichlids Lodge · Chipoka Urban 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99357&mlon=34.51906#map=17/-13.99357/34.51906) 

School Chikadwe Primary School · TA Ndindi 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95344&mlon=34.43248#map=17/-13.95344/34.43248) 

College Domasi College Of Education. · TA Pemba 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87916&mlon=34.53968#map=17/-13.87916/34.53968) 

Police station Chipoka Police Station · Chipoka Urban 8.5 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 Ndindi

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools3

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 Maganga
- TA Msosa
- TA Mwanza
- TA Pemba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Ndindi?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Ndindi?Chipoka Urban, TA Kambalame, TA Kambwiri, TA Kasumbu, TA Pemba and TA Tambala
- How many villages are in TA Ndindi?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Ndindi?Settlements lie between 477 m and 520 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Ndindi?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Ndindi?Chipoka Health Centre, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Ndindi?FDH bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Ndindi?Meru, about 6.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Ndindi?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Ndindi?MW20505 (OCHA common operational dataset)