# TA Chapananga Traditional authority, Chikwawa District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# TA Chapananga

TA Chapananga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **704.7 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 705km²
- 4mapped services
- 162 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chapananga?

TA Chapananga lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [Lengwe National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/lengwe-national-park/), [Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/majete-game-reserve-chikwawa/), [Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/majete-game-reserve-mwanza/), [STA Govati](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/sta-govati/), [STA Ndakwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-ndakwela/), [TA Kanduku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-kanduku/) and [TA Katunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-katunga/). By area it is the 24th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.5% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Chapananga is about 229 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 45 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -15.9462° N, 34.3916° 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 Chapananga

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chapananga. Settlements here lie between about 135 m and 584 m above sea level (median 162 m).

- Cabwedzeka
- Chamara
- Chigwata
- Chikungu
- Chileka
- Chilumpha
- Chipolopolo
- Kakoma
- Kanzimbi
- Lundu
- Mbonda
- Mdzace
- Mikolongo
- Misomali
- Moses
- Mozace
- Msamvi
- Ndeule
- Nkhalmba
- Phwadzi
- Saliva
- Tchigaga
- Thomas
- Timbenao
- Tombondera
- Zimponje

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 Chapananga

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

### Water

19 rivers and streams.

- Chilika
- Chipudzi Stream
- Chisa
- Kakoma Stream
- Katete
- Malesi
- Matemba Stream
- Mbundu
- Mpande Stream
- Mphemba
- Nacimba
- Namicemba
- Namwena
- Nankhwali
- Ngoma River
- Pwadzi Stream
- Tembo River
- Thakodewere
- Tombukamwa

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 3 hills.

- Kapirimbewe Hill · 871 m
- Mamine · 796 m
- Mwakupukupu · 775 m
- Pfumbi · 558 m
- Fulancoma · 417 m
- Miyone · 301 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Thombani Forest Reserve

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 Chapananga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chikwawa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 886 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (241 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 241 

Feb 26 179 

Mar 25 116 

Apr 24 31 

May 23 12 

Jun 21 10 

Jul 21 16 

Aug 23 4 

Sep 27 8 

Oct 29 11 

Nov 30 73 

Dec 28 185 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chapananga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Chapananga Primary School · TA Chapananga 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.87671&mlon=34.39022#map=17/-15.87671/34.39022) 

Police station Camp of Fence Scouts · TA Kanduku 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78597&mlon=34.68641#map=17/-15.78597/34.68641) 

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 Chapananga

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

- Schools4

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 Chikwawa District

- Chikwawa Boma
- Lengwe National Park
- Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa
- Ngabu Urban
- STA Masache
- STA Ndakwela
- TA Kasisi
- TA Katunga
- TA Lundu
- TA Makhwira
- TA Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngabu
- TA Ngowe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chapananga?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chapananga?Lengwe National Park, Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa, Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza, STA Govati, STA Ndakwela, TA Kanduku and TA Katunga
- How many villages are in TA Chapananga?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chapananga?Settlements lie between 135 m and 584 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chapananga?Kapirimbewe Hill (871 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chapananga?March to September
- What is the P-code of TA Chapananga?MW31003 (OCHA common operational dataset)