# TA Kapeni Traditional authority, Blantyre District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Blantyre District 

# TA Kapeni

TA Kapeni is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre District, Southern Region. It covers **213.6 km²**. 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 214km²
- 18mapped services
- 734 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kapeni?

TA Kapeni lies in [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 12 other traditional authorities: [Chigumula Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chigumula-ward/), [Green Corner Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/green-corner-ward/), [Michiru Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/michiru-ward/), [Misesa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/misesa-ward/), [Soche West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-west-ward/), [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Chigaru](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-chigaru/), [TA Kuntaja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kuntaja/), [TA Lundu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-lundu/), [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/), [TA Makata](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-makata/) and [TA Somba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/). By area it is the 148th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.0% of [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/). The centre of TA Kapeni is about 226 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.6070° N, 35.0254° 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 Kapeni

Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kapeni.

- Amosi
- Beni
- Besitala
- Chadza
- Chakhala
- Chembe
- Chempira
- Chidzukira
- Chigumula
- Chigumula 2
- Chikaoneka
- Chikwekwe
- Chilindime
- Chilobwe Chimaliro
- Chilobwe Chimkidi
- Chilobwe Dongo
- Chilobwe Mfumu
- Chilobwe Mphatso
- Chilobwe Naotcha
- Chilobwe Nkanamwano
- Chimwayi
- Chindevu
- Chingondo
- Chinyama
- Chinzukira
- Chitsonga
- Chitungu
- Chiwalo
- Chiwaya
- Chongota
- Cidreck
- Courageous Kids
- Fansali Near Jecom
- Gavi
- Grace
- Harry
- James
- Kateya
- Kholowa
- Khukhuni
- Kotopu
- Kuchombo
- Kunjawa
- Lunzu
- M'mang'omba
- Mafa
- Nayupi
- Tenthani

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 Kapeni

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Chisenjere
- Likulu
- Matabi Stream

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Ntonda · 996 m
- Lunzu · 844 m

### Estates

5 estates.

- Makungwa
- Mount Soche
- Namiso Estate
- Ngumbe Estate
- Rowton

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 Kapeni and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Blantyre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). 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 November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 313 

Feb 24 225 

Mar 23 178 

Apr 22 52 

May 20 19 

Jun 19 15 

Jul 18 25 

Aug 21 6 

Sep 24 11 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 28 86 

Dec 26 232 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kapeni

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mlambe Hospital · TA Kapeni 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.64441&mlon=35.01749#map=17/-15.64441/35.01749) 

Bank Sterling Bank Malawi · Nyambadwe Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78197&mlon=35.01358#map=17/-15.78197/35.01358) 

ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) 

Petrol pump Engen · TA Kapeni 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.65233&mlon=35.02063#map=17/-15.65233/35.02063) 

Hotel Kings Nest Lodge · TA Kapeni 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.61073&mlon=35.02826#map=17/-15.61073/35.02826) 

Mall Pagat Mall · Blantyre City Centre Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) 

School Chisenjere · TA Kapeni 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.62645&mlon=35.01526#map=17/-15.62645/35.01526) 

College KCN Blantyre campus-kameza · Michiru Ward 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71757&mlon=35.00910#map=17/-15.71757/35.00910) 

Police station AREA 5 POLICE STATION MACHINJIRI · Mapanga Ward 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.72885&mlon=35.06999#map=17/-15.72885/35.06999) 

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 Kapeni

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

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools13

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 Blantyre District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kapeni?In Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kapeni?Chigumula Ward, Green Corner Ward, Michiru Ward, Misesa Ward, Soche West Ward, TA Bvumbwe, TA Chigaru, TA Kuntaja, TA Lundu, TA Machinjiri, TA Makata and TA Somba
- How many villages are in TA Kapeni?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Kapeni?Ntonda (996 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kapeni?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kapeni?Mlambe Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kapeni?Sterling Bank Malawi, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Kapeni?FMB, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kapeni?Engen, about 5.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Kapeni?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Kapeni?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kapeni?MW30501 (OCHA common operational dataset)