# TA Chikweo Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Chikweo

TA Chikweo is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **266.1 km²**. 39 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 266km²
- 1mapped services
- 665 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chikweo?

TA Chikweo lies in [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [STA Chesale](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-chesale/), [STA Nchinguza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-nchinguza/), [TA Ngokwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-ngokwe/), [TA Nkoola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nkoola/) and [TA Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nyambi/). By area it is the 117th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.2% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Chikweo is about 230 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 61 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.8181° N, 35.7345° 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 Chikweo

Open gazetteers list **39 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chikweo. Settlements here lie between about 637 m and 738 m above sea level (median 665 m).

- Bamba
- Chidothe
- Chikweo
- Chikwewo
- Chilolo
- Chipolonga
- Katolokoso
- Lulanga
- Macece
- Machilinga
- Machina
- Macilinga
- Mahata
- Maniya
- Mapata
- Milaza
- Msole
- Msope
- Muhara
- Muhatele
- Mula
- Mwanje
- Mwegama
- Mwenie
- Mweny
- Mwenye
- Mwila
- Naphome
- Ndambala
- Ngomano
- Nianyika
- Nkaku
- Nlaluwele
- Nsonde
- Nyenga
- Saleya
- Sangula
- Siwala
- Wethiwa

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 Chikweo

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Chigumukire
- Kajombocela Stream
- Kakunguntha Stream
- Mayela Stream

### Hills and mountains

7 hills; 3 mountains.

- Makulukulu Hill · 835 m
- Ngusi Hill · 775 m
- Maongo Hill · 773 m
- Muima Hill · 727 m
- Nafisi Hill · 725 m
- Nkungulu Hill · 691 m
- Cikomoni Hill · 645 m
- Kandimana Hill · 641 m
- Laulongo Hill · 641 m
- Nlinguwa Hill · 639 m

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 Chikweo 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**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
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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 Chikweo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntaja Health Centre · TA Kawinga 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.86825&mlon=35.52942#map=17/-14.86825/35.52942) 

School School · TA Chikweo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.90643&mlon=35.70446#map=17/-14.90643/35.70446) 

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 Chikweo

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

- Schools1

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 Machinga District

- Liwonde National Park
- Liwonde Town
- Machinga Boma
- STA Chesale
- STA Nchinguza
- STA Nsanama
- TA Chamba
- 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 Chikweo?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chikweo?STA Chesale, STA Nchinguza, TA Ngokwe, TA Nkoola and TA Nyambi
- How many villages are in TA Chikweo?39 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chikweo?Settlements lie between 637 m and 738 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chikweo?Makulukulu Hill (835 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chikweo?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chikweo?Ntaja Health Centre, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chikweo?MW30211 (OCHA common operational dataset)