# TA Kasisi Traditional authority, Chikwawa District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# TA Kasisi

TA Kasisi is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **332.7 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 333km²
- 2mapped services
- 103 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kasisi?

TA Kasisi 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: [Chikwawa Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/chikwawa-boma/), [Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/majete-game-reserve-chikwawa/), [TA Katunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-katunga/), [TA Kuntaja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kuntaja/), [TA Kunthembwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kunthembwe/), [TA Mlilima](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-mlilima/) and [TA Somba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/). By area it is the 93rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.8% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Kasisi is about 243 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 14 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -15.9117° N, 34.8107° 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 Kasisi

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kasisi. Settlements here lie between about 82 m and 417 m above sea level (median 103 m).

- Balandawo
- Chabvala
- Chavara
- Fombe
- Imbwa
- Kandeu
- Kasisi
- Kavalo
- Lameki
- Maganga
- Mlangeni
- Mwaebwa
- Mwalija
- Namiserera
- Padzua
- Padzuwa
- Pende
- Pende 1
- Pende 2
- Sekela
- Sheketeni

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 Kasisi

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall.

- Bimbili Stream
- Chandeta
- Chuwa
- Kombwe Stream
- Lembwe
- Livingstone Falls
- Manchombe
- Manjalende
- Masakali
- Mvuza
- Mwambezi River
- Namkati

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 Kasisi 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
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

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 Kasisi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chikwawa District Hospital · Chikwawa Boma 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02361&mlon=34.79214#map=17/-16.02361/34.79214) 

Bank CDH Investment Bank · Blantyre City Centre Ward 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78868&mlon=35.00348#map=17/-15.78868/35.00348) 

ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81777&mlon=34.99648#map=17/-15.81777/34.99648) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station · TA Mlilima 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03580&mlon=34.85321#map=17/-16.03580/34.85321) 

Hotel Zua Safari Lodge · TA Kasisi 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.92393&mlon=34.75833#map=17/-15.92393/34.75833) 

Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) 

School Madziabango · TA Somba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.96669&mlon=34.90944#map=17/-15.96669/34.90944) 

College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=34.78879#map=17/-16.02809/34.78879) 

Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.92509&mlon=34.93438#map=17/-15.92509/34.93438) 

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 Kasisi

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

- Hotels1
- Restaurants1

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 Chapananga
- TA Katunga
- TA Lundu
- TA Makhwira
- TA Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngabu
- TA Ngowe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kasisi?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kasisi?Chikwawa Boma, Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa, TA Katunga, TA Kuntaja, TA Kunthembwe, TA Mlilima and TA Somba
- How many villages are in TA Kasisi?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kasisi?Settlements lie between 82 m and 417 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Kasisi?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kasisi?Chikwawa District Hospital, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kasisi?CDH Investment Bank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Kasisi?Standard Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kasisi?TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kasisi?MW31006 (OCHA common operational dataset)