# TA Kadewere Traditional authority, Chiradzulu District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-kadewere/

Traditional authority · Chiradzulu District 

# TA Kadewere

TA Kadewere is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chiradzulu District, Southern Region. It covers **118.1 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 118km²

## Where is TA Kadewere?

TA Kadewere lies in [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 8 other traditional authorities: [Chiradzulu Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/chiradzulu-boma/), [STA Mpunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-mpunga/), [STA Onga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-onga/), [STA Sandareki](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-sandareki/), [TA Juma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-juma/), [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/), [TA Mpama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-mpama/) and [TA Nchema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nchema/). By area it is the 215th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 15.5% of [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/). The centre of TA Kadewere is about 249 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 12 km from Chiradzulu, the main town of Chiradzulu District. The centre point is at -15.7054° N, 35.2443° 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 Kadewere

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kadewere.

- Balala
- Chabwera
- Chakwiya
- Chikwakwata
- Chilumba
- Chimimba
- Kandindi
- Khereng'eza
- Kohola
- Kwacha
- Makatanje
- Malimusi
- Mikoche
- Mkumba
- Mulipa
- Mwenyedawa
- Nakuba 1
- Ndunde
- Ng'ombe
- Nkagula
- Nkhwelepa
- Nkupu
- Nsenjere
- Nsulupi
- Salimu
- Sitimoya

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 Kadewere

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Masalani
- Namatunga
- Thumbwe

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 peak; 1 hill.

- Chiradzulu Mountain · 1,724 m
- Sangano · 1,019 m
- Kapeya · 1,009 m
- Nkuya · 921 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Chiradzulu Forest Reserve

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 Kadewere and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chiradzulu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,176 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (309 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 309 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 171 

Apr 22 52 

May 21 20 

Jun 20 19 

Jul 19 33 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 25 10 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 28 84 

Dec 26 230 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kadewere

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chiradzulu District Hospital · TA Mpama 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70982&mlon=35.17521#map=17/-15.70982/35.17521) 

Bank banks · TA Likoswe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82566&mlon=35.20040#map=17/-15.82566/35.20040) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station · TA Mpama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70905&mlon=35.17758#map=17/-15.70905/35.17758) 

Hotel Zomba road country lodge · TA Mpama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.63967&mlon=35.15452#map=17/-15.63967/35.15452) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Bietmann Primary School · TA Mpama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.64582&mlon=35.15005#map=17/-15.64582/35.15005) 

College Nasawa technical college · STA Ntholowa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60285&mlon=35.26066#map=17/-15.60285/35.26066) 

Police station PIM Police Office · STA Onga 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.75779&mlon=35.19086#map=17/-15.75779/35.19086) 

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 Chiradzulu District

- Chiradzulu Boma
- STA Mpunga
- STA Onga
- STA Sandareki
- TA Chitera
- TA Likoswe
- TA Mpama
- TA Nchema
- TA Nkalo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kadewere?In Chiradzulu District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kadewere?Chiradzulu Boma, STA Mpunga, STA Onga, STA Sandareki, TA Juma, TA Likoswe, TA Mpama and TA Nchema
- How many villages are in TA Kadewere?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Kadewere?Chiradzulu Mountain (1,724 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kadewere?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kadewere?Chiradzulu District Hospital, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kadewere?banks, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Kadewere?NBS Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kadewere?TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station, about 7.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kadewere?MW30403 (OCHA common operational dataset)