# TA Kalembo Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Balaka District 

# TA Kalembo

TA Kalembo is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **305.1 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 305km²
- 2mapped services
- 485 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kalembo?

TA Kalembo 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 Kachenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/), [TA Amidu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-amidu/) and [TA Chimwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chimwala/). By area it is the 102nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.4% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of TA Kalembo is about 179 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 29 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -14.8393° N, 35.1861° 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 Kalembo

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kalembo. Settlements here lie between about 480 m and 530 m above sea level (median 485 m).

- Chindigiti
- Kalembo
- Kuntiya
- Ligwangwa
- Mkweta
- Mpale
- Mpunde
- Mvela
- Namalomba
- Namputu
- Nandumbo
- Ulongwe

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 Kalembo

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Mtowa Stream
- Namingalala Stream
- Nkasi Stream

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 Kalembo 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
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- 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 Kalembo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Namanolo Health Center · TA Amidu 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00057&mlon=35.18999#map=17/-15.00057/35.18999) 

Bank FDH Bank Liwonde · Liwonde Town 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.06949&mlon=35.22826#map=17/-15.06949/35.22826) 

Petrol pump Total · Liwonde Town 23 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.02156&mlon=35.22285#map=17/-15.02156/35.22285) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 12 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 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.84477&mlon=35.17096#map=17/-14.84477/35.17096) 

College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) 

Police station Game Scout - Liwonde National Park Gate · Liwonde National Park 23 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 Kalembo

Places mapped inside TA Kalembo in open map data, by type.

- Schools2

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 Amidu
- TA Chanthunya
- TA Msamala
- TA Nkaya
- TA Sawali

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kalembo?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kalembo?STA Kachenga, TA Amidu and TA Chimwala
- How many villages are in TA Kalembo?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kalembo?Settlements lie between 480 m and 530 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Kalembo?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kalembo?Namanolo Health Center, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kalembo?FDH Bank Liwonde, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kalembo?Total, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kalembo?MW31202 (OCHA common operational dataset)