# TA Amidu Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-amidu/ Traditional authority · Balaka District # TA Amidu TA Amidu is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **200.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 200km² - 3mapped services ## Where is TA Amidu? TA Amidu lies in [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Liwonde Town](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/liwonde-town/), [STA Kachenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/), [TA Kalembo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-kalembo/), [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 156th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.4% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of TA Amidu is about 188 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 25 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -14.9691° N, 35.1888° 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 Amidu Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in TA Amidu. - Chibwana - Mapando - Mkonde - Mpata - Ndenga 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 Amidu Named natural and historic features inside TA Amidu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Chilanga - Chilanga Stream - Nambinda River - Ngonde ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Nsechelo · 553 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 Amidu 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 TA Amidu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Namanolo Health Center · TA Amidu 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00057&mlon=35.18999#map=17/-15.00057/35.18999) Bank National Bank · Liwonde Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.06976&mlon=35.22699#map=17/-15.06976/35.22699) Petrol pump Total · Liwonde Town 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04573&mlon=35.18952#map=17/-15.04573/35.18952) Hotel Shire Eco Safari Camp · TA Amidu 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.02156&mlon=35.22285#map=17/-15.02156/35.22285) Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) School Ulongwe II Primary School · TA Kalembo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.84477&mlon=35.17096#map=17/-14.84477/35.17096) College Teachers Training Centre · TA Sitola 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13423&mlon=35.24177#map=17/-15.13423/35.24177) Police station Game Scout - Liwonde National Park Gate · Liwonde National Park 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.03848&mlon=35.25417#map=17/-15.03848/35.25417) 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 Amidu Places mapped inside TA Amidu in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels2 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 - Balaka Town - Liwonde Town - STA Kachenga - STA Matola - STA Phalula - STA Toleza - TA Chanthunya - TA Kalembo - TA Msamala - TA Nkaya - TA Sawali ## Quick answers - Where is TA Amidu?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Amidu?Liwonde Town, STA Kachenga, TA Kalembo, TA Msamala and TA Sawali - How many villages are in TA Amidu?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in TA Amidu?Nsechelo (553 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Amidu?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Amidu?Namanolo Health Center, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Amidu?National Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Amidu?Total, about 8.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in TA Amidu?1 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Amidu?MW31204 (OCHA common operational dataset)