# TA Chamba Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chamba/

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Chamba

TA Chamba is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **112.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 113km²
- 743 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chamba?

TA Chamba lies in [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [STA Nsanama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-nsanama/), [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/), [TA Mlomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mlomba/), [TA Mposa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mposa/), [TA Nkula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nkula/) and [TA Sitola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-sitola/). By area it is the 223rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.9% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Chamba is about 220 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 12 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -15.1639° N, 35.4142° 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 Chamba

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chamba.

- Chikala
- Chitenjere
- Lingoni
- Puteya

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 Chamba

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Chaoni Hill · 1,178 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Liwonde 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 Chamba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Machinga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,099 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Sep (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 330 

Feb 24 216 

Mar 24 165 

Apr 22 45 

May 21 10 

Jun 19 6 

Jul 19 11 

Aug 21 7 

Sep 25 5 

Oct 27 15 

Nov 28 71 

Dec 26 220 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chamba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St Luke's Hospital · TA Malemia 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.20846&mlon=35.35288#map=17/-15.20846/35.35288) 

Bank Finca · Liwonde Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07030&mlon=35.22852#map=17/-15.07030/35.22852) 

Petrol pump Petroda · Liwonde Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07006&mlon=35.22720#map=17/-15.07006/35.22720) 

Hotel PaJokala · TA Malemia 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.34265&mlon=35.38948#map=17/-15.34265/35.38948) 

School Malosa Secondary school · TA Nkula 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.20584&mlon=35.33658#map=17/-15.20584/35.33658) 

College Domasi Teachers Training College · TA Malemia 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.27859&mlon=35.39078#map=17/-15.27859/35.39078) 

Police station Machinga Police Station · Machinga Boma 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.17674&mlon=35.29882#map=17/-15.17674/35.29882) 

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 Machinga District

- Liwonde National Park
- Liwonde Town
- Machinga Boma
- STA Chesale
- STA Nchinguza
- STA Nsanama
- TA Chikweo
- TA Chiwalo
- TA Kapoloma
- TA Kawinga
- TA Liwonde
- TA Mlomba
- TA Mposa
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chamba?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chamba?STA Nsanama, TA Malemia, TA Mlomba, TA Mposa, TA Nkula and TA Sitola
- How many villages are in TA Chamba?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Chamba?Chaoni Hill (1,178 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chamba?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chamba?St Luke's Hospital, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chamba?Finca, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chamba?Petroda, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chamba?MW30208 (OCHA common operational dataset)