# TA Mwakaboko Traditional authority, Karonga District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-mwakaboko/

Traditional authority · Karonga District 

# TA Mwakaboko

TA Mwakaboko is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Karonga District, Northern Region. It covers **252.2 km²**. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 252km²
- 1mapped services
- 514 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mwakaboko?

TA Mwakaboko lies in [Karonga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [STA Lwangwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-lwangwa/) and [TA Kilupula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-kilupula/). By area it is the 125th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.4% of [Karonga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/). The centre of TA Mwakaboko is about 480 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 37 km from Karonga, the main town of Karonga District. The centre point is at -9.6506° N, 33.7496° 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 Mwakaboko

Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mwakaboko. Settlements here lie between about 490 m and 875 m above sea level (median 514 m).

- Alick Mponda
- Angetile Mughona
- Chisi
- Ighana Mughona
- Ighembe
- Iponga
- Kapangi
- Kasewe
- Kyungu
- Lifodi Mughona
- Masoko
- Mayoka
- Muhonile
- Mwaisondole
- Mwakaboko
- Mwakamogho
- Mwakaromba
- Mwakyonde
- Mwandenga
- Mwangulukulu
- Mwanjawala
- Mwasalono
- Mwenengolongo
- Mwenepela
- Mwenitete
- Nakatendo
- Nalupanga
- Ndengela
- Ngana
- Salima
- Timothy Chibwana
- Watondwa

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 Mwakaboko

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

### Water

20 rivers and streams.

- Chiwira
- Ighimba
- Ikwawo
- Kapomwa
- Kina
- Kiviri
- Kyungu
- Kyungu
- Makeye
- Manolo
- Mapakata
- Mayoka
- Mbwika
- Mpherere
- Mwisi
- Nalupanga
- Ndamutakwa
- Rutete
- Syegati
- Tendi

### Hills and mountains

5 hills; 3 mountains.

- Kilupula · 907 m
- Chipwera · 891 m
- Kapembe · 856 m
- Katungela · 832 m
- Nabatata · 826 m
- Muona · 786 m
- Chiyi · 656 m
- Kasima · 635 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Ighembe Forest Reserve

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- Songwe M1 Bridge

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 Mwakaboko and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Karonga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,306 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (285 mm) and the driest Sep (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- May
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- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 285 

Feb 24 210 

Mar 23 237 

Apr 22 128 

May 21 31 

Jun 19 13 

Jul 19 9 

Aug 21 7 

Sep 24 4 

Oct 26 26 

Nov 27 92 

Dec 25 265 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mwakaboko

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mwamupatwa Health Centre · TA Kilupula 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.80845&mlon=33.86695#map=17/-9.80845/33.86695) 

Bank FMB Bank · Karonga Town 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.93707&mlon=33.92672#map=17/-9.93707/33.92672) 

Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Karonga Town 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.93617&mlon=33.93046#map=17/-9.93617/33.93046) 

Hotel Coffee Co-op Guesthouse · TA Mwenemisuku 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.66821&mlon=33.53108#map=17/-9.66821/33.53108) 

School Songwe Border · TA Mwakaboko 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.59195&mlon=33.77572#map=17/-9.59195/33.77572) 

College Miracle Technical College · Karonga Town 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.95047&mlon=33.91224#map=17/-9.95047/33.91224) 

Police station Misuku Police Station · TA Mwenemisuku 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.68208&mlon=33.52462#map=17/-9.68208/33.52462) 

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 Mwakaboko

Places mapped inside TA Mwakaboko 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 Karonga District

- Karonga Town
- Nyika National Park-Karonga
- TA Kilupula
- TA Kyungu
- TA Mwirang'ombe
- TA Wasambo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mwakaboko?In Karonga District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mwakaboko?STA Lwangwa and TA Kilupula
- How many villages are in TA Mwakaboko?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mwakaboko?Settlements lie between 490 m and 875 m
- What is the highest point in TA Mwakaboko?Kilupula (907 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mwakaboko?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mwakaboko?Mwamupatwa Health Centre, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mwakaboko?FMB Bank, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mwakaboko?Total Filling Station, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mwakaboko?MW10202 (OCHA common operational dataset)