# TA Katunga Traditional authority, Chikwawa District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# TA Katunga

TA Katunga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **149.1 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 149km²
- 6mapped services
- 108 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Katunga?

TA Katunga 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/), [STA Ndakwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-ndakwela/), [TA Chapananga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/), [TA Kasisi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-kasisi/), [TA Maseya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/) and [TA Mlilima](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-mlilima/). By area it is the 191st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.1% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Katunga is about 258 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 11 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.0999° N, 34.7308° 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 Katunga

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in TA Katunga. Settlements here lie between about 76 m and 123 m above sea level (median 108 m).

- Chapananga
- Chobo
- Kasinthula
- Katunga
- Mfera
- Mologeni
- Mpimbi
- Mwiza
- Nthumba
- Rodreck
- Seseo
- Spooni
- Thimba
- Thimu
- Tizola
- Two Boy

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 Katunga

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Chingalumba
- Kasindura
- Mwamphanzi River
- Mwanzwakale
- Nancholi Stream
- Naphala
- Nthembe
- Nthumba

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 Katunga 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 Katunga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chikwawa District Hospital · Chikwawa Boma 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02361&mlon=34.79214#map=17/-16.02361/34.79214) 

Bank SUCOMA SACCO · TA Lundu 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26597&mlon=34.87247#map=17/-16.26597/34.87247) 

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 Matechanga Guest House · TA Katunga 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.04068&mlon=34.79552#map=17/-16.04068/34.79552) 

School Thumba primary school · TA Katunga 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06154&mlon=34.76240#map=17/-16.06154/34.76240) 

College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=34.78879#map=17/-16.02809/34.78879) 

Police station Nchalo Police Station · TA Lundu 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25879&mlon=34.86696#map=17/-16.25879/34.86696) 

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 Katunga

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels2
- Schools3

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 Kasisi
- TA Lundu
- TA Makhwira
- TA Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngabu
- TA Ngowe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Katunga?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Katunga?Chikwawa Boma, Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa, STA Ndakwela, TA Chapananga, TA Kasisi, TA Maseya and TA Mlilima
- How many villages are in TA Katunga?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Katunga?Settlements lie between 76 m and 123 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Katunga?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Katunga?Chikwawa District Hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Katunga?SUCOMA SACCO, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Katunga?TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station, about 15 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Katunga?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Katunga?MW31005 (OCHA common operational dataset)