# TA Malenga Mzoma Traditional authority, Nkhatabay District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-malenga-mzoma/

Traditional authority · Nkhatabay District 

# TA Malenga Mzoma

TA Malenga Mzoma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhatabay District, Northern Region. It covers **41.5 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 41.5km²
- 3mapped services
- 514 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Malenga Mzoma?

TA Malenga Mzoma lies in [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Fukamapiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-fukamapiri/) and [TA Malanda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-malanda/). By area it is the 282nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.0% of [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/). The centre of TA Malenga Mzoma is about 232 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 38 km from Nkhata Bay, the main town of Nkhatabay District. The centre point is at -11.9122° N, 34.1401° 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 Malenga Mzoma

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in TA Malenga Mzoma. Settlements here lie between about 488 m and 553 m above sea level (median 514 m).

- Bandawe
- Chagowo
- Chijere
- Chikhokho
- Chileka
- Chimbano
- Chitika
- Chiweyo
- Kanyanda
- Kapeska
- Malenga Mzoma
- Mauluka
- Mukuwonda
- Mutchaya
- Wilson

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 Malenga Mzoma

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Chapakasa
- Chilopa
- Kapeska
- Ntcheti

### Hills and mountains

4 hills.

- Munkhokwe · 644 m
- Njasa · 621 m
- Kang’ongu · 552 m
- Makuzi · 544 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 Malenga Mzoma and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nkhatabay District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,251 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (284 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 284 

Feb 21 228 

Mar 20 219 

Apr 19 124 

May 17 24 

Jun 16 11 

Jul 15 8 

Aug 17 4 

Sep 20 5 

Oct 23 21 

Nov 23 88 

Dec 22 235 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Malenga Mzoma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kande Hospital · TA Fukamapiri 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.93571&mlon=34.10919#map=17/-11.93571/34.10919) 

Bank FDH Bank · Nkhatabay Boma 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.60883&mlon=34.29800#map=17/-11.60883/34.29800) 

Petrol pump Puma · TA Mkumbira 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.61184&mlon=34.26853#map=17/-11.61184/34.26853) 

Hotel Sangalala House · TA Malanda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.89555&mlon=34.16686#map=17/-11.89555/34.16686) 

School Community Secondary School · TA Malenga Mzoma 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.93052&mlon=34.13636#map=17/-11.93052/34.13636) 

Police station Check Point Police · TA Fukamapiri 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.96866&mlon=34.06669#map=17/-11.96866/34.06669) 

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 Malenga Mzoma

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

- Hotels1
- Schools2

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 Nkhatabay District

- Nkhatabay Boma
- STA Kondowe
- STA Nyaluwanga
- TA Boghoyo
- TA Fukamalaza
- TA Fukamapiri
- TA Kabunduli
- TA M'bwana
- TA Malanda
- TA Mankhambira
- TA Mkumbira
- TA Timbiri
- TA Zilakoma

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Malenga Mzoma?In Nkhatabay District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Malenga Mzoma?TA Fukamapiri and TA Malanda
- How many villages are in TA Malenga Mzoma?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Malenga Mzoma?Settlements lie between 488 m and 553 m
- What is the highest point in TA Malenga Mzoma?Munkhokwe (644 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Malenga Mzoma?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Malenga Mzoma?Kande Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Malenga Mzoma?FDH Bank, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Malenga Mzoma?Puma, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Malenga Mzoma?MW10303 (OCHA common operational dataset)