# TA Ngabu Traditional authority, Chikwawa District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# TA Ngabu

TA Ngabu is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **870.7 km²**. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 871km²
- 105 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Ngabu?

TA Ngabu lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [Lengwe National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/lengwe-national-park/), [Ngabu Urban](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ngabu-urban/), [STA Masache](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-masache/), [TA Lundu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-lundu/), [TA Makhwira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-makhwira/) and [TA Ngowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngowe/). By area it is the 16th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 17.9% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Ngabu is about 299 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 46 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.4428° N, 34.8635° 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 Ngabu

Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in TA Ngabu. The largest with a recorded population: Ngabu (7,931). Settlements here lie between about 55 m and 276 m above sea level (median 105 m).

- Alufasi
- Balala
- Bile
- Bwemba
- Chamanga
- Chambuluka
- Chaonanjiwa
- Chimbembe
- Chimpambana
- Chipwaila
- Chizenga
- Chokwe
- Fodya
- Goma
- Gonyo
- Jombo
- Kalulu
- Kunyinda
- Layisoni
- Machilika
- Malemia
- Malikopo
- Mandele
- Masanduko
- Miseu Folo
- Mkumaniza
- Mpheza
- Mphonde
- Mpinganjira
- Mposa
- Mwanaakakula
- Mwanakakula
- Ngabu
- Nkhangwa
- Nkhwangwa
- Nsangwe
- Nsomo
- Salabeni
- Sanjama
- Saopa
- Therere
- Ubale

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 Ngabu

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

### Water

17 rivers and streams.

- Chichere
- Chilambangombe
- Chimbamira River
- Chimbwile
- Cidyamanga
- Gugu
- Mitseche
- Namikalango
- Nanzengwe
- Njeza
- Nkombedzi wa Fodia River
- Nyakamba
- Nyambulu
- Nyamsukulu
- Panamba
- Phwadzi
- Zengo

### Hills and mountains

2 hills; 1 mountain.

- Chidima · 213 m
- Makala · 170 m
- Mbidzi Hill · 146 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 Ngabu 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
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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 Ngabu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ngabu Rural Hospital · Ngabu Urban 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.45921&mlon=34.89216#map=17/-16.45921/34.89216) 

Bank Standard Bank · TA Lundu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27178&mlon=34.87062#map=17/-16.27178/34.87062) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station · Ngabu Urban 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.47003&mlon=34.87436#map=17/-16.47003/34.87436) 

Hotel Arrows Lodge · TA Lundu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26677&mlon=34.87151#map=17/-16.26677/34.87151) 

School Masanduko Primary School · TA Ngowe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.47687&mlon=34.99335#map=17/-16.47687/34.99335) 

College Registrar's Office - Malawi Adventist University - Lakeview Campus · STA Masache 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56881&mlon=34.92179#map=17/-16.56881/34.92179) 

Police station Nchalo Police Station · TA Lundu 20 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 Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngowe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Ngabu?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Ngabu?Lengwe National Park, Ngabu Urban, STA Masache, TA Lundu, TA Makhwira and TA Ngowe
- How many villages are in TA Ngabu?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Ngabu?Settlements lie between 55 m and 276 m
- What is the highest point in TA Ngabu?Chidima (213 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Ngabu?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Ngabu?Ngabu Rural Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Ngabu?Standard Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Ngabu?TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Ngabu?MW31001 (OCHA common operational dataset)