# TA Likoswe Traditional authority, Chiradzulu District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/ Traditional authority · Chiradzulu District # TA Likoswe TA Likoswe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chiradzulu District, Southern Region. It covers **111.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 112km² - 9mapped services ## Where is TA Likoswe? TA Likoswe lies in [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 11 other traditional authorities: [Chigumula Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chigumula-ward/), [Mapanga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mapanga-ward/), [Mzedi Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mzedi-ward/), [Namiyango Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/namiyango-ward/), [STA Mpunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-mpunga/), [STA Onga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-onga/), [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Kadewere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-kadewere/), [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/), [TA Mpama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-mpama/) and [TA Nkalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nkalo/). By area it is the 226th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.7% of [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/). The centre of TA Likoswe is about 253 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 15 km from Chiradzulu, the main town of Chiradzulu District. The centre point is at -15.8055° N, 35.1673° 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 Likoswe Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in TA Likoswe. - Nguludi - TA LIKOSWE 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 Likoswe Named natural and historic features inside TA Likoswe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Chisombezi River - Mangunda - Mapanje - Mathe - Namichimba - Sedekwe ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 1 hill. - Malabvi · 1,422 m - Nguludi · 1,232 m - Chirimankhwanje · 1,202 m - Nyungwi · 1,068 m ### Estates 3 estates. - Chisombezi-Malowa - Ngalonge - Nguludi 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 Likoswe 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 Likoswe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nguludi Mission Hospital · TA Likoswe 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80198&mlon=35.16602#map=17/-15.80198/35.16602) Bank banks · TA Likoswe 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82566&mlon=35.20040#map=17/-15.82566/35.20040) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Bangwe Temmev Service Station · Namiyango Ward 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83581&mlon=35.10774#map=17/-15.83581/35.10774) Hotel Limbe Guest House · Nkolokoti Ward 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80279&mlon=35.07394#map=17/-15.80279/35.07394) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School St Patricks Sec School · Mzedi Ward 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79194&mlon=35.11022#map=17/-15.79194/35.11022) College St Joseph's College of Nursing, · TA Likoswe 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80465&mlon=35.16728#map=17/-15.80465/35.16728) Police station PIM Police Office · STA Onga 5.9 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in TA Likoswe Places mapped inside TA Likoswe in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks1 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities3 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 Chiradzulu District - Chiradzulu Boma - STA Mpunga - STA Onga - STA Sandareki - TA Chitera - TA Kadewere - TA Mpama - TA Nchema - TA Nkalo ## Quick answers - Where is TA Likoswe?In Chiradzulu District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Likoswe?Chigumula Ward, Mapanga Ward, Mzedi Ward, Namiyango Ward, STA Mpunga, STA Onga, TA Bvumbwe, TA Kadewere, TA Machinjiri, TA Mpama and TA Nkalo - How many villages are in TA Likoswe?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in TA Likoswe?Malabvi (1,422 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Likoswe?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Likoswe?Nguludi Mission Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Likoswe?banks, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Likoswe?NBS Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Likoswe?TotalEnergies Bangwe Temmev Service Station, about 7.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in TA Likoswe?3 mapped - How many banks are in TA Likoswe?1 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Likoswe?MW30402 (OCHA common operational dataset)