# TA Mpama Traditional authority, Chiradzulu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Chiradzulu District 

# TA Mpama

TA Mpama is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chiradzulu District, Southern Region. It covers **116.3 km²**. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 116km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,118 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mpama?

TA Mpama lies in [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 10 other traditional authorities: [Chiradzulu Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/chiradzulu-boma/), [Mapanga Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/mapanga-ward/), [STA Ntholowa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-ntholowa/), [STA Onga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-onga/), [TA Chitera](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-chitera/), [TA Kadewere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-kadewere/), [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/), [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/), [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/) and [TA Nchema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nchema/). By area it is the 221st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 15.3% of [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/). The centre of TA Mpama is about 238 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.3 km from Chiradzulu, the main town of Chiradzulu District. The centre point is at -15.6501° N, 35.1583° 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 Mpama

Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mpama. The largest with a recorded population: Chiradzulu (1,580). Settlements here lie between about 1,011 m and 1,152 m above sea level (median 1,118 m).

- Chikhankheni
- Chipole
- Chiradzulu
- Chiwalika
- Chiwinja
- Gilinjala
- Jekete Village
- Jonathan
- Kapalasa
- Katoleza
- Lidala
- Majawa
- Makanani
- Makawa
- Malika Mpenya
- Masuku
- Mbulumbuzi
- Mitawa
- Mkuchira
- Mkwera
- Msanja Village
- Namadzi
- Ngumwiche
- Njuli
- Ntipasonjo
- Nyasa
- Pitala
- Selemani
- TA MPAMA
- Thom
- Ulaya
- Walala

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 Mpama

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

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 1 peak.

- Lisau · 1,459 m
- Nyungwe · 1,192 m
- Njuli · 1,086 m
- Mitumbu · 1,079 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Ntonda Estate

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 Mpama 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 Mpama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chiradzulu District Hospital · TA Mpama 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70982&mlon=35.17521#map=17/-15.70982/35.17521) 

Bank Standard Bank · Namalimwe Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78486&mlon=35.03506#map=17/-15.78486/35.03506) 

ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station · TA Mpama 6.9 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 1.2 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 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Bietmann Primary School · TA Mpama 1.0 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=-15.54847&mlon=35.19496#map=17/-15.54847/35.19496) 

Police station Mapanga Police Unit · Mapanga Ward 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.73314&mlon=35.10607#map=17/-15.73314/35.10607) 

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 Mpama

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

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools5

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 Likoswe
- TA Nchema
- TA Nkalo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mpama?In Chiradzulu District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mpama?Chiradzulu Boma, Mapanga Ward, STA Ntholowa, STA Onga, TA Chitera, TA Kadewere, TA Likoswe, TA Machinjiri, TA Mlumbe and TA Nchema
- How many villages are in TA Mpama?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mpama?Settlements lie between 1,011 m and 1,152 m
- What is the highest point in TA Mpama?Lisau (1,459 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mpama?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mpama?Chiradzulu District Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mpama?Standard Bank, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Mpama?FMB, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mpama?TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station, about 6.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Mpama?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Mpama?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Mpama?MW30401 (OCHA common operational dataset)