# TA Maseya Traditional authority, Chikwawa District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/ Traditional authority · Chikwawa District # TA Maseya TA Maseya is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **138.6 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 139km² - 82 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Maseya? TA Maseya lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 8 other traditional authorities: [STA Ndakwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-ndakwela/), [TA Katunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-katunga/), [TA Lundu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-lundu/), [TA Makhwira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-makhwira/), [TA Mlilima](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-mlilima/), [TA Mphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-mphuka/), [TA Somba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/) and [TA Thomas](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-thomas/). By area it is the 199th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.9% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Maseya is about 266 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 -16.1308° N, 34.8337° 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 Maseya Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in TA Maseya. Settlements here lie between about 72 m and 97 m above sea level (median 82 m). - Bereu - Dzimphutsi - John - John Malindeni - Maseya - Masseah - Nkuzi - Tomali 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 Maseya Named natural and historic features inside TA Maseya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Maperera River - Mwanza River - Nkudzi River 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 Maseya 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 Maseya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mfera Health Center · TA Katunga 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06814&mlon=34.86706#map=17/-16.06814/34.86706) Bank SUCOMA SACCO · TA Lundu 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26597&mlon=34.87247#map=17/-16.26597/34.87247) ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 39 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03580&mlon=34.85321#map=17/-16.03580/34.85321) Hotel Memories Lodge · TA Katunga 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.04368&mlon=34.80305#map=17/-16.04368/34.80305) School Mfera School · TA Katunga 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.05769&mlon=34.86089#map=17/-16.05769/34.86089) College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 12 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 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. ## 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 Makhwira - TA Mlilima - TA Ngabu - TA Ngowe ## Quick answers - Where is TA Maseya?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Maseya?STA Ndakwela, TA Katunga, TA Lundu, TA Makhwira, TA Mlilima, TA Mphuka, TA Somba and TA Thomas - How many villages are in TA Maseya?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Maseya?Settlements lie between 72 m and 97 m - What is the best time to visit TA Maseya?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Maseya?Mfera Health Center, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Maseya?SUCOMA SACCO, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Maseya?Standard Bank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Maseya?TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Maseya?MW31004 (OCHA common operational dataset)