# TA Kameme Traditional authority, Chitipa District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-kameme/ Traditional authority · Chitipa District # TA Kameme TA Kameme is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **441.7 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 442km² - 1mapped services - 1,349 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Kameme? TA Kameme lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 1 other traditional authority: [STA Bulambya Songwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-bulambya-songwe/). By area it is the 60th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.2% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of TA Kameme is about 499 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 27 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -9.5274° N, 33.1007° 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 Kameme Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kameme. Settlements here lie between about 1,284 m and 1,635 m above sea level (median 1,349 m). - Amon Kameme - Chilingi - Chiwanga - David Kameme - Ifisa - Ilengo - Ipenza - James Kameme - James Silindu - Jeremia Mwang’amba - Kameme - Kapere - Kasisi - Kenan Dangali - Kenan Mweneiyanga - Molukwa - Mukoma - Munyimbo - Mweneipenza - Mwennipoka - Namulongo - Navitengo - Nyimbo - Ruben - Sam Mweneipenza - Smomba - Solomon Mwenebako - Titi - Watson Mwang’amba - Zakeyo Mwenembako 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 Kameme Named natural and historic features inside TA Kameme, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 42 rivers and streams. - Ciajirira - Cipangapanga - Cisankwa - Cisyonga - Citete - Hanga - Ibankha - Ilembe - Ilindi - Ipenza - Ipula - Iwonde - Iwungu - Kambiri - Kamwero - Kapata - Kasambwe - Komera - Lusonyonto - Lwene - Mpako - Mpwamu - Mweneipembe - Nacinyani …and 18 more. ### Hills and mountains 12 mountains; 7 hills. - Chiwanga · 1,963 m - Ruwenya · 1,921 m - Luwene · 1,861 m - Nachizya · 1,764 m - Namang’oka · 1,742 m - Masinga Namalawi · 1,713 m - Ngowe · 1,710 m - Undongo Hill · 1,693 m - Navinyoni · 1,691 m - Nambeye · 1,686 m - Nguni Hill · 1,685 m - Nasyete Hill · 1,674 m - Sumbo Hill · 1,645 m - Kiwanga Hill · 1,644 m - Ilengo · 1,641 m - Ifisa Hill · 1,596 m - Napulumuko Hill · 1,589 m - Cipinkha Hill · 1,486 m - Saku Hill · 1,479 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 Kameme and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chitipa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,197 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 22 271 Feb 22 208 Mar 22 214 Apr 21 102 May 19 20 Jun 18 11 Jul 17 5 Aug 20 3 Sep 23 4 Oct 26 22 Nov 26 89 Dec 23 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kameme Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chitipa District Hospital · Chitipa Boma 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70168&mlon=33.26598#map=17/-9.70168/33.26598) Bank National Bank · Chitipa Boma 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70440&mlon=33.27469#map=17/-9.70440/33.27469) Hotel Chitipa Inn · Chitipa Boma 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.69906&mlon=33.26065#map=17/-9.69906/33.26065) School Musindano Primary School · TA Kameme 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.62852&mlon=33.05966#map=17/-9.62852/33.05966) Police station Lomba Road Block · STA Bulambya Songwe 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.49930&mlon=33.18101#map=17/-9.49930/33.18101) 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 Kameme Places mapped inside TA Kameme in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Chitipa District - Chitipa Boma - Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa - STA Bulambya Songwe - STA Lwangwa - STA Nthengatenga - STA Wavikaza - TA Mwabulambya - TA Mwenemisuku - TA Mwenewenya - TA Nthalire ## Quick answers - Where is TA Kameme?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Kameme?STA Bulambya Songwe - How many villages are in TA Kameme?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Kameme?Settlements lie between 1,284 m and 1,635 m - What is the highest point in TA Kameme?Chiwanga (1,963 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Kameme?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kameme?Chitipa District Hospital, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Kameme?National Bank, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Kameme?MW10109 (OCHA common operational dataset)