# TA Makhwira Traditional authority, Chikwawa District

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

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# TA Makhwira

TA Makhwira is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **463.5 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 464km²
- 11mapped services
- 69 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Makhwira?

TA Makhwira 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: [TA Changata](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-changata/), [TA Kwethemule](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kwethemule/), [TA Maseya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/), [TA Mlolo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mlolo/), [TA Mphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-mphuka/), [TA Ngabu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngabu/) and [TA Ngowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngowe/). By area it is the 53rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.5% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Makhwira is about 289 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 35 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.2803° N, 35.0081° 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 Makhwira

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in TA Makhwira. Settlements here lie between about 55 m and 177 m above sea level (median 69 m).

- Chagambatuka
- Chakanza
- Chakhumbira
- Chikuse
- Chitsa
- Cinyanga
- Jana
- Jimu Ng'anga
- Kalaundi
- Kandielo
- Kanyimbiri
- Kavalho
- Kinchi
- Kwawa
- M'modzi
- Mafunga
- Mapalera
- Maperera
- Masenjere
- Mazongoza
- Mboza
- Mitawi
- Mitondo
- Mpelekwa
- Myaya
- Namanya
- Ndombo
- Nkate
- Nkhate
- Nthenda
- Salujeni
- Savala
- Singano
- Thedzi
- Topoloni
- Zironzo

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 Makhwira

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

### Water

13 rivers and streams.

- Chianse
- Chidimba
- Chinengo River
- Chizimbe
- Kalulu
- Lifoni
- Lipangwe River
- Livunzu
- Malanga River
- Masenjere River
- Mbazi
- Mwemba
- Nkweza

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Nsua Island

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Semanyege · 580 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 Makhwira 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 Makhwira

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Occupational Health (OH) Office - Illovo · TA Lundu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25823&mlon=34.89175#map=17/-16.25823/34.89175) 

Bank National Bank · TA Lundu 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26672&mlon=34.87310#map=17/-16.26672/34.87310) 

Petrol pump ILLOVO (TOTAL Filling) · TA Lundu 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25761&mlon=34.89431#map=17/-16.25761/34.89431) 

Hotel Nchalo Sports Club · TA Lundu 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27475&mlon=34.91936#map=17/-16.27475/34.91936) 

School Thembedza School · TA Makhwira 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.28894&mlon=35.02534#map=17/-16.28894/35.02534) 

College Teacher Development Center · TA Makhwira 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.20389&mlon=35.01841#map=17/-16.20389/35.01841) 

Police station Nchalo Police Station · TA Lundu 15 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 Makhwira

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

- Schools10
- Colleges and universities1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Makhwira?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Makhwira?TA Changata, TA Kwethemule, TA Maseya, TA Mlolo, TA Mphuka, TA Ngabu and TA Ngowe
- How many villages are in TA Makhwira?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Makhwira?Settlements lie between 55 m and 177 m
- What is the highest point in TA Makhwira?Semanyege (580 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Makhwira?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Makhwira?Occupational Health (OH) Office - Illovo, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Makhwira?National Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Makhwira?ILLOVO (TOTAL Filling), about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Makhwira?MW31007 (OCHA common operational dataset)