# TA Chigaru Traditional authority, Blantyre District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-chigaru/

Traditional authority · Blantyre District 

# TA Chigaru

TA Chigaru is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre District, Southern Region. It covers **249.0 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 249km²
- 480 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chigaru?

TA Chigaru lies in [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/), [TA Kuntaja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kuntaja/), [TA Lundu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-lundu/), [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/) and [TA Symon Likongwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-symon-likongwe/). By area it is the 128th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.0% of [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/). The centre of TA Chigaru is about 206 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.4427° N, 34.9429° 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 Chigaru

Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chigaru. Settlements here lie between about 477 m and 513 m above sea level (median 480 m).

- Balaza
- Chaoneka
- Cheuzi
- Chigaru
- Chilombo
- Chilonga Kayesa
- Chipalanje
- Dyna
- Enock
- Gloria
- Grant
- Kandoje
- Kanunkhampini
- Kaphikamtama
- Keyala
- Lingidzi
- Lundu
- Malume
- William

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 Chigaru

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Chia River
- Libuda
- Linjizi
- Malala
- Malawi
- Ndeka
- Samuke

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Little Michiru · 717 m
- Chipironje · 668 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 Chigaru and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Blantyre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 254 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,178 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (313 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 313 

Feb 25 225 

Mar 25 178 

Apr 23 52 

May 22 19 

Jun 20 15 

Jul 20 25 

Aug 22 6 

Sep 26 11 

Oct 29 17 

Nov 29 86 

Dec 27 232 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chigaru

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Matope Health Center · TA Symon Likongwe 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.35383&mlon=34.94686#map=17/-15.35383/34.94686) 

Bank Opportunity Bank · Neno Boma 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39406&mlon=34.65391#map=17/-15.39406/34.65391) 

ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) 

Petrol pump Puma · TA Symon Likongwe 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44423&mlon=34.85928#map=17/-15.44423/34.85928) 

Hotel Nkunkhu Lodge · TA Symon Likongwe 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44413&mlon=34.85981#map=17/-15.44413/34.85981) 

Mall Pagat Mall · Blantyre City Centre Ward 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) 

School Nthawira Primary School · TA Kapeni 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.54052&mlon=34.99652#map=17/-15.54052/34.99652) 

College Nasawa Technical College · STA Ntholowa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.54847&mlon=35.19496#map=17/-15.54847/35.19496) 

Police station Zalewa Police Checkpoint · TA Symon Likongwe 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44331&mlon=34.86348#map=17/-15.44331/34.86348) 

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 Blantyre District

- TA Kapeni
- TA Kuntaja
- TA Kunthembwe
- TA Lundu
- TA Machinjiri
- TA Makata
- TA Somba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chigaru?In Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chigaru?TA Kapeni, TA Kuntaja, TA Lundu, TA Mlumbe and TA Symon Likongwe
- How many villages are in TA Chigaru?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chigaru?Settlements lie between 477 m and 513 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chigaru?Little Michiru (717 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chigaru?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chigaru?Matope Health Center, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chigaru?Opportunity Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Chigaru?FMB, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chigaru?Puma, about 9.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chigaru?MW30503 (OCHA common operational dataset)