# TA Kapoloma Traditional authority, Machinga District

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Kapoloma

TA Kapoloma is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **29.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 29.8km²
- 808 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kapoloma?

TA Kapoloma lies in [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Chiwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chiwalo/), [TA Mbwana Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mbwana-nyambi/), [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 292nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.0% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Kapoloma is about 211 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 56 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.7434° N, 35.5750° 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 Kapoloma

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kapoloma. Settlements here lie between about 733 m and 860 m above sea level (median 808 m).

- Issa
- Kapoloma
- Makata
- Mapata
- Mkweya
- Nselema

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 Kapoloma

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Nainyunje Stream
- Namasika Stream
- Sinji Stream

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 Kapoloma 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
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- Mar
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- May
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- Jul
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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 Kapoloma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntaja Health Centre · TA Kawinga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.86825&mlon=35.52942#map=17/-14.86825/35.52942) 

School Mpiri Primary School · TA Nkoola 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.76959&mlon=35.60576#map=17/-14.76959/35.60576) 

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 Chamba
- TA Chikweo
- TA Chiwalo
- TA Kawinga
- TA Liwonde
- TA Mlomba
- TA Mposa
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kapoloma?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kapoloma?TA Chiwalo, TA Mbwana Nyambi, TA Nkoola and TA Nyambi
- How many villages are in TA Kapoloma?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kapoloma?Settlements lie between 733 m and 860 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Kapoloma?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kapoloma?Ntaja Health Centre, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kapoloma?MW30214 (OCHA common operational dataset)