# TA Nthalire Traditional authority, Chitipa District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-nthalire/

Traditional authority · Chitipa District 

# TA Nthalire

TA Nthalire is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **284.0 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 284km²
- 1,345 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Nthalire?

TA Nthalire lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/nyika-ntational-park-chitipa/), [STA Nthengatenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-nthengatenga/), [STA Wavikaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-wavikaza/) and [TA Mwenewenya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwenewenya/). By area it is the 113th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.5% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of TA Nthalire is about 407 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 79 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -10.3116° N, 33.6443° 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 Nthalire

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nthalire. Settlements here lie between about 1,152 m and 1,484 m above sea level (median 1,345 m).

- Benthu
- Chalaghala
- Cheza
- Chikunguweya
- Chimanga
- Chinthi
- Kafinyengwe
- Kalowe
- Kapelemera
- Kaphirinkhonde
- Kapsongo
- Kavukuku
- Luwembe
- Mataghandubi
- Matundubi
- Mvumo
- Mvumo One
- Mvumo Two
- Mwanyanja
- Mwenekakunde
- Mwenelubembe
- Mwenelubungo
- Mwenevumo
- Mwenje
- Nthalire
- Rukuru
- Tholeri

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 Nthalire

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

### Water

21 rivers and streams.

- Bentu
- Chansato
- Chewa
- Chikande
- Chikanga
- Chinthi
- Jalawe
- Kajaliro
- Kavukuku
- Muona
- Mutale
- Mvumo
- Mwasi
- Mwenje
- Mzuwawa
- Ndumuka
- Ngwerewere
- Paruka
- Sankhwa
- Thete
- Ziwa

### Hills and mountains

6 hills; 3 mountains.

- Chikhangombe · 1,676 m
- Changoloma · 1,613 m
- Muoma · 1,570 m
- Kambuwe · 1,569 m
- Kahoro · 1,567 m
- Kampyongo Hill · 1,535 m
- Chitete Hill · 1,456 m
- Jombo · 1,452 m
- Navitokole · 1,370 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Chinthi Proposed Forest Reserve

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 Nthalire 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 Nthalire

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Chelinda Lodge · Nyika National Park 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.59212&mlon=33.81533#map=17/-10.59212/33.81533) 

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 Chitipa District

- Chitipa Boma
- Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa
- STA Bulambya Songwe
- STA Lwangwa
- STA Nthengatenga
- STA Wavikaza
- TA Kameme
- TA Mwabulambya
- TA Mwenemisuku
- TA Mwenewenya

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nthalire?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nthalire?Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa, STA Nthengatenga, STA Wavikaza and TA Mwenewenya
- How many villages are in TA Nthalire?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Nthalire?Settlements lie between 1,152 m and 1,484 m
- What is the highest point in TA Nthalire?Chikhangombe (1,676 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nthalire?April to November
- What is the P-code of TA Nthalire?MW10106 (OCHA common operational dataset)