# Balaka Town Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/balaka-town/

Traditional authority · Balaka District 

# Balaka Town

Balaka Town is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **12.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.2km²
- 16mapped services
- 633 mtypical elevation

## Where is Balaka Town?

Balaka Town lies in [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [STA Matola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-matola/), [TA Msamala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-msamala/) and [TA Sawali](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-sawali/). By area it is the 326th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.6% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of Balaka Town is about 170 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 1.0 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -14.9883° N, 34.9584° 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 Balaka Town

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Balaka Town. The largest with a recorded population: Balaka (40,950).

- Balaka
- MTONYA VILLAGE

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).

## Weather in Balaka Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Balaka District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,158 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 330 

Feb 23 223 

Mar 23 173 

Apr 21 52 

May 20 13 

Jun 18 9 

Jul 18 16 

Aug 21 6 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 27 74 

Dec 25 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balaka Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Balaka Hospital · Balaka Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98614&mlon=34.94998#map=17/-14.98614/34.94998) 

Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98054&mlon=34.95605#map=17/-14.98054/34.95605) 

Petrol pump Balaka Filling Station · Balaka Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98866&mlon=34.95602#map=17/-14.98866/34.95602) 

Hotel Zembani Lodge · Balaka Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98752&mlon=34.95488#map=17/-14.98752/34.95488) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Balaka Secondary School · Balaka Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98730&mlon=34.96419#map=17/-14.98730/34.96419) 

College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) 

Police station Balaka Police Station · Balaka Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99078&mlon=34.96022#map=17/-14.99078/34.96022) 

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 Balaka Town

Places mapped inside Balaka Town in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels2
- Schools3
- Restaurants2
- Police stations2

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 Balaka District

- Liwonde Town
- STA Kachenga
- STA Matola
- STA Phalula
- STA Toleza
- TA Amidu
- TA Chanthunya
- TA Kalembo
- TA Msamala
- TA Nkaya
- TA Sawali

## Quick answers

- Where is Balaka Town?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Balaka Town?STA Matola, TA Msamala and TA Sawali
- How many villages are in Balaka Town?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Balaka Town?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Balaka Town?Balaka Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Balaka Town?Standard Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balaka Town?Balaka Filling Station, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Balaka Town?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Balaka Town?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Balaka Town?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Balaka Town?MW31220 (OCHA common operational dataset)