# TA Makata Traditional authority, Blantyre District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-makata/ Traditional authority · Blantyre District # TA Makata TA Makata is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre District, Southern Region. It covers **61.0 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 61.0km² - 1mapped services - 770 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Makata? TA Makata 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 Chitera](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-chitera/), [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/), [TA Lundu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-lundu/), [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/) and [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/). By area it is the 264th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.4% of [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/). The centre of TA Makata is about 228 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.5940° N, 35.0849° 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 Makata Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in TA Makata. - Ben 2 - Chalimba - Chanika Near HC - Chilipa - Chozola - Domwe - Gawaza - Gomani - Makala - Makata 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 Makata Named natural and historic features inside TA Makata, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mlombozi River ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain; 1 peak. - Ndunde · 1,094 m - Chiripa · 1,036 m - Nguluwe · 916 m - Maloa · 885 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 Makata 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 Makata Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medi Tech Private Hospital · TA Makata 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.63314&mlon=35.08475#map=17/-15.63314/35.08475) Bank Standard Bank · Namalimwe Ward 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78486&mlon=35.03506#map=17/-15.78486/35.03506) ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) Petrol pump Engen · TA Kapeni 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.65233&mlon=35.02063#map=17/-15.65233/35.02063) Hotel Kings Nest Lodge · TA Kapeni 6.3 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 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) School Chisenjere · TA Kapeni 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.62645&mlon=35.01526#map=17/-15.62645/35.01526) College Nasawa Technical College · STA Ntholowa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.54847&mlon=35.19496#map=17/-15.54847/35.19496) Police station AREA 5 POLICE STATION MACHINJIRI · Mapanga Ward 15 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 Makata Places mapped inside TA Makata in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Kapeni - TA Kuntaja - TA Kunthembwe - TA Lundu - TA Machinjiri - TA Somba ## Quick answers - Where is TA Makata?In Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Makata?TA Chitera, TA Kapeni, TA Lundu, TA Machinjiri and TA Mlumbe - How many villages are in TA Makata?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in TA Makata?Ndunde (1,094 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Makata?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Makata?Medi Tech Private Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Makata?Standard Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Makata?FMB, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Makata?Engen, about 9.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in TA Makata?1 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Makata?MW30505 (OCHA common operational dataset)