# TA Katumbi Traditional authority, Rumphi District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-katumbi/

Traditional authority · Rumphi District 

# TA Katumbi

TA Katumbi is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **110.3 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 110km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,242 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Katumbi?

TA Katumbi lies in [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [Nyika National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/nyika-national-park/), [STA Zolokere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-zolokere/) and [TA Chikulamayembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-chikulamayembe/). By area it is the 227th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.4% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of TA Katumbi is about 353 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 44 km from Rumphi, the main town of Rumphi District. The centre point is at -10.7993° N, 33.5266° 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 Katumbi

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in TA Katumbi. Settlements here lie between about 1,202 m and 1,305 m above sea level (median 1,242 m).

- Chijere Nundwe
- Chikunguweya
- Chimbabvi
- Chipofya Nundwe
- Chisimuka
- Kabulufu
- Kadaluma
- Kadalume
- Kaduku
- Kamphuzunga
- Kasalika
- Katowo
- Katumbi
- Makula Nundwe
- Mgungu Nundwe
- Mikule
- Mphinamwase
- Mteweta
- Mwachiwanda
- Mwathamantha
- Nthaŵataŵa
- Nyaleza
- Thanila
- Yauluma Mnkhuwa

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 Katumbi

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Chimbwi
- Chisimuka
- Mbuzi
- Moyo

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Kaduku · 1,402 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Heŵe Estate

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 Katumbi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rumphi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,275 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 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
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 279 

Feb 21 220 

Mar 20 228 

Apr 19 135 

May 17 27 

Jun 15 12 

Jul 15 9 

Aug 17 4 

Sep 20 5 

Oct 23 23 

Nov 24 88 

Dec 22 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Katumbi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Vwaza Marsh Lodge · Vwaza Marsh Reserve 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.85647&mlon=33.45192#map=17/-10.85647/33.45192) 

School Kaduku · TA Katumbi 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.84936&mlon=33.52985#map=17/-10.84936/33.52985) 

College Rumphi Teacher’s Training College (TTC) · TA Chikulamayembe 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.01469&mlon=33.81702#map=17/-11.01469/33.81702) 

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 Katumbi

Places mapped inside TA Katumbi 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 Rumphi District

- Nyika National Park
- Rumphi Boma
- STA Chapinduka
- STA Chisovya
- STA Kachulu
- STA Njikula
- STA Zolokere
- TA Chikulamayembe
- TA Mwahenga
- TA Mwalweni
- TA Mwamlowe
- TA Mwankhunikira
- Vwaza Marsh Reserve

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Katumbi?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Katumbi?Nyika National Park, STA Zolokere and TA Chikulamayembe
- How many villages are in TA Katumbi?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Katumbi?Settlements lie between 1,202 m and 1,305 m
- What is the highest point in TA Katumbi?Kaduku (1,402 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Katumbi?May to November
- What is the P-code of TA Katumbi?MW10408 (OCHA common operational dataset)