# TA Mwamlowe Traditional authority, Rumphi District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Rumphi District 

# TA Mwamlowe

TA Mwamlowe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **118.1 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 118km²
- 505 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mwamlowe?

TA Mwamlowe lies in [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Chapinduka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-chapinduka/), [STA Njikula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-njikula/), [TA Mwalweni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwalweni/) and [TA Mwankhunikira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwankhunikira/). By area it is the 216th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.6% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of TA Mwamlowe is about 352 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 40 km from Rumphi, the main town of Rumphi District. The centre point is at -10.8275° N, 34.1698° 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 Mwamlowe

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mwamlowe. Settlements here lie between about 480 m and 527 m above sea level (median 505 m).

- Baghaya Mhango
- Chinkhuwiri
- Chitepwete Mtawali
- Chiunjika
- Efron Chinula
- Hora Mhango
- Kasinda
- Katowoka
- Khunilamung’wina
- Matembeza Mkandawire
- Mazinga
- Mlowe
- Mtombolwa Ziyadina
- Mwachifikiramo Msowoya
- Mwachisote Kaluwa
- Mwamlowe
- Mwanthunga
- Ntholome Kaluwa
- Rukuru Point
- Selewa Mtawali
- Simwamba Kaluwa
- Zowo
- Zunga

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 Mwamlowe

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Chakupimba
- Chisasa
- Liviri
- Lutimu Mfuflu
- Mkhalanjiwa
- Mtindirizi
- Shosha
- Thakata

### Coast and islands

1 headland.

- Rukuru Point

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 Mwamlowe and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rumphi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 601 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 279 

Feb 24 220 

Mar 24 228 

Apr 23 135 

May 21 27 

Jun 19 12 

Jul 19 9 

Aug 21 4 

Sep 24 5 

Oct 27 23 

Nov 27 88 

Dec 26 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mwamlowe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kasambala Medical Centre · TA Mwahenga 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.87107&mlon=34.01367#map=17/-10.87107/34.01367) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Jaravikuba Munthali 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.04258&mlon=33.92663#map=17/-11.04258/33.92663) 

Hotel Livingstonia Lodges · TA Mwalweni 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.61046&mlon=34.11299#map=17/-10.61046/34.11299) 

School Jalawe Community Day Secondary School · STA Njikula 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.73845&mlon=34.17599#map=17/-10.73845/34.17599) 

College University of Livingstonia · TA Mwalweni 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.61338&mlon=34.10737#map=17/-10.61338/34.10737) 

Police station Road Block · TA Mwalweni 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.65767&mlon=34.19359#map=17/-10.65767/34.19359) 

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 Rumphi District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mwamlowe?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mwamlowe?STA Chapinduka, STA Njikula, TA Mwalweni and TA Mwankhunikira
- How many villages are in TA Mwamlowe?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mwamlowe?Settlements lie between 480 m and 527 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Mwamlowe?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mwamlowe?Kasambala Medical Centre, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mwamlowe?Meru, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mwamlowe?MW10402 (OCHA common operational dataset)