# TA Nkaya Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Balaka District 

# TA Nkaya

TA Nkaya is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **335.8 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 336km²
- 523 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Nkaya?

TA Nkaya 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: [STA Phalula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-phalula/), [TA Chanthunya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-chanthunya/), [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/), [TA Msamala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-msamala/) and [TA Symon Likongwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-symon-likongwe/). By area it is the 89th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 15.8% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of TA Nkaya is about 194 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 27 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -15.1998° N, 35.0662° 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 Nkaya

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nkaya.

- Kamowatimwa
- Kwalala
- Mpimbe
- Mululu
- Njerenje
- Nkaya
- Utale

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 Nkaya

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Mlunguzi River
- Rivi Rivi River

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Shire Bridge Siding

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 Nkaya 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 Nkaya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zomba Fikila · STA Nkapita 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.25189&mlon=35.25708#map=17/-15.25189/35.25708) 

Bank National Bank · Liwonde Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.06976&mlon=35.22699#map=17/-15.06976/35.22699) 

Petrol pump Total · Liwonde Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04573&mlon=35.18952#map=17/-15.04573/35.18952) 

Hotel Mawila Lodge · Liwonde Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07043&mlon=35.21651#map=17/-15.07043/35.21651) 

School Andiaomo Music School · TA Msamala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00494&mlon=34.95334#map=17/-15.00494/34.95334) 

College Teachers Training Centre · TA Sitola 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13423&mlon=35.24177#map=17/-15.13423/35.24177) 

Police station Liwonde Road Block · Liwonde Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.05882&mlon=35.21784#map=17/-15.05882/35.21784) 

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 Chanthunya
- TA Kalembo
- TA Msamala
- TA Sawali

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nkaya?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nkaya?STA Phalula, TA Chanthunya, TA Mlumbe, TA Msamala and TA Symon Likongwe
- How many villages are in TA Nkaya?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nkaya?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nkaya?Zomba Fikila, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Nkaya?National Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nkaya?Total, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Nkaya?MW31205 (OCHA common operational dataset)