# TA Sawali Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Balaka District 

# TA Sawali

TA Sawali is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **97.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 97.0km²

## Where is TA Sawali?

TA Sawali lies in [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [Balaka Town](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/balaka-town/), [STA Kachenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/), [STA Matola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-matola/), [STA Toleza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-toleza/), [TA Amidu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-amidu/) and [TA Msamala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-msamala/). By area it is the 235th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.6% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of TA Sawali is about 176 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 11 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -14.9691° N, 35.0580° 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 Sawali

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in TA Sawali.

- Liwonde
- Sawali

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 TA Sawali 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**.

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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 Sawali

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Hospital Balaka Hospital · Balaka Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98614&mlon=34.94998#map=17/-14.98614/34.94998) 

Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 11 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98866&mlon=34.95602#map=17/-14.98866/34.95602) 

Hotel Zembani Lodge · Balaka Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98752&mlon=34.95488#map=17/-14.98752/34.95488) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Balaka Secondary School · Balaka Town 10 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 12 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 11 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 Chanthunya
- TA Kalembo
- TA Msamala
- TA Nkaya

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Sawali?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Sawali?Balaka Town, STA Kachenga, STA Matola, STA Toleza, TA Amidu and TA Msamala
- How many villages are in TA Sawali?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit TA Sawali?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Sawali?Balaka Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Sawali?Standard Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Sawali?Balaka Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Sawali?MW31208 (OCHA common operational dataset)