# TA Zilakoma Traditional authority, Nkhatabay District

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Traditional authority · Nkhatabay District 

# TA Zilakoma

TA Zilakoma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhatabay District, Northern Region. It covers **480.4 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 480km²
- 500 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Zilakoma?

TA Zilakoma lies in [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Fukamapiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-fukamapiri/), [TA Kabunduli](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-kabunduli/), [TA Kafuzila](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-kafuzila/) and [TA Mzikubola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mzikubola/). By area it is the 49th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 11.5% of [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/). The centre of TA Zilakoma is about 205 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 71 km from Nkhata Bay, the main town of Nkhatabay District. The centre point is at -12.1303° N, 33.9189° 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 Zilakoma

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in TA Zilakoma. Settlements here lie between about 479 m and 1,419 m above sea level (median 500 m).

- Amoni
- Belekia
- Chikuni
- Chimgonda
- Chitete
- Dambaliuzi
- Kazando
- Maganga
- Magonera
- Msonga
- Mtawali
- Muoka
- Ngalauka
- Njuwa
- Tukombo
- Tungali
- Zilakoma

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 Zilakoma

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Chibara
- Luwawa
- Mdamba
- Mtazi
- Mzazi
- Thete

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Muwimbi · 1,242 m
- Kiriwiri Hill · 670 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 Zilakoma 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 Zilakoma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kande Hospital · TA Fukamapiri 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.93571&mlon=34.10919#map=17/-11.93571/34.10919) 

Petrol pump Chigangawa Filling Station · TA Kampingo Sibande 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.84267&mlon=33.80153#map=17/-11.84267/33.80153) 

Hotel Kawandama Hills cottage · TA Kabunduli 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.99555&mlon=33.80871#map=17/-11.99555/33.80871) 

School Kande Primary School · TA Fukamapiri 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.93439&mlon=34.11105#map=17/-11.93439/34.11105) 

Police station Check Point Police · TA Fukamapiri 24 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.

## 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 Malenga Mzoma
- TA Mankhambira
- TA Mkumbira
- TA Timbiri

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Zilakoma?In Nkhatabay District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Zilakoma?TA Fukamapiri, TA Kabunduli, TA Kafuzila and TA Mzikubola
- How many villages are in TA Zilakoma?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Zilakoma?Settlements lie between 479 m and 1,419 m
- What is the highest point in TA Zilakoma?Muwimbi (1,242 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Zilakoma?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Zilakoma?Kande Hospital, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Zilakoma?Chigangawa Filling Station, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Zilakoma?MW10305 (OCHA common operational dataset)