# TA Ngowe Traditional authority, Chikwawa District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# TA Ngowe

TA Ngowe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **66.9 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 66.9km²
- 2mapped services
- 55 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Ngowe?

TA Ngowe lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [STA Masache](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-masache/), [TA Makhwira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-makhwira/), [TA Mbenje](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mbenje/), [TA Mlolo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mlolo/) and [TA Ngabu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngabu/). By area it is the 260th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.4% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Ngowe is about 310 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 56 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.4955° N, 35.0024° 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 Ngowe

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in TA Ngowe. Settlements here lie between about 54 m and 84 m above sea level (median 55 m).

- Arigundiya
- Chingamuka
- Kanyenze
- Khukhumba
- Kwadyamba
- Macikika
- Mayilosi
- Mbenje
- Mchacha
- Mwana Na Njovu
- Mwananjobvu
- Sande
- Thanki
- Thudzu

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 Ngowe

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Kawanda
- Lalanje River
- Mafume

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 Ngowe 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**.

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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 Ngowe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ngabu Rural Hospital · Ngabu Urban 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.45921&mlon=34.89216#map=17/-16.45921/34.89216) 

Bank Standard Bank · TA Lundu 29 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.47003&mlon=34.87436#map=17/-16.47003/34.87436) 

Hotel Sinbako Lodge · TA Mbenje 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.57478&mlon=35.10743#map=17/-16.57478/35.10743) 

School Masanduko Primary School · TA Ngowe 2.3 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56881&mlon=34.92179#map=17/-16.56881/34.92179) 

Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41912&mlon=35.17038#map=17/-16.41912/35.17038) 

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 Ngowe

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

- Schools2

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 Makhwira
- TA Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngabu

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Ngowe?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Ngowe?STA Masache, TA Makhwira, TA Mbenje, TA Mlolo and TA Ngabu
- How many villages are in TA Ngowe?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Ngowe?Settlements lie between 54 m and 84 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Ngowe?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Ngowe?Ngabu Rural Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Ngowe?Standard Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Ngowe?TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Ngowe?MW31011 (OCHA common operational dataset)