# TA Chanthunya Traditional authority, Balaka District

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

Traditional authority · Balaka District 

# TA Chanthunya

TA Chanthunya is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **230.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 230km²

## Where is TA Chanthunya?

TA Chanthunya lies in [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Phalula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-phalula/), [STA Tsikulamowa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-tsikulamowa/), [TA Msamala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-msamala/) and [TA Nkaya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-nkaya/). By area it is the 140th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.8% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of TA Chanthunya is about 178 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 17 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -15.1308° N, 34.9272° 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 Chanthunya

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chanthunya.

- Bonongwe
- Chantunya
- Kankao
- Mziza
- Nianiala
- Pinga

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 Chanthunya

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Kangankunde · 793 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 Chanthunya 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
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- Mar
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- Aug
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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 Chanthunya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital OPD 2 · TA Msamala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00307&mlon=34.95154#map=17/-15.00307/34.95154) 

Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 17 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 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98922&mlon=34.95364#map=17/-14.98922/34.95364) 

Hotel Chiyembekezo Motel · Balaka Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98826&mlon=34.95278#map=17/-14.98826/34.95278) 

School Andiaomo Music School · TA Msamala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00494&mlon=34.95334#map=17/-15.00494/34.95334) 

College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) 

Police station Balaka Police Headquarters · Balaka Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99089&mlon=34.96052#map=17/-14.99089/34.96052) 

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 Balaka District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chanthunya?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chanthunya?STA Phalula, STA Tsikulamowa, TA Msamala and TA Nkaya
- How many villages are in TA Chanthunya?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Chanthunya?Kangankunde (793 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chanthunya?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chanthunya?OPD 2, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chanthunya?Standard Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chanthunya?Balaka Filling Station, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chanthunya?MW31207 (OCHA common operational dataset)