# TA Kawinga Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Kawinga

TA Kawinga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **228.3 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 228km²
- 2mapped services
- 688 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kawinga?

TA Kawinga 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 Nchinguza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-nchinguza/), [TA Chiwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chiwalo/), [TA Liwonde](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-liwonde/), [TA Mlomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mlomba/) and [TA Nkoola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nkoola/). By area it is the 141st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.9% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Kawinga is about 220 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 43 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.8961° N, 35.5862° 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 Kawinga

Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kawinga. Settlements here lie between about 632 m and 778 m above sea level (median 688 m).

- Chapola
- Chibwana
- Chikuse
- Chilala
- Chimbwanya
- Chindamba
- Ching’oma
- Chisuse
- Chitundu
- Chiuja
- Halala
- Kalambo
- Kalenga
- Kamala
- Kawelama
- Kawerama
- Kawinga
- Magwila
- Makwemba
- Malupi
- Maniwa
- Masaka
- Mchema
- Mikoko
- Mpumbe
- N`gije
- Namuku
- Nanganga
- Ncokola
- Nlambalala
- Nsume
- Ntaja
- Ntanja
- Ntila
- Nyenje

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 Kawinga

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Cilowa Stream
- Ciunda Stream
- Kanjedza Stream
- Mikoko River
- Namakanga Stream
- Namitamba Stream
- Namiwawa
- Napele Stream
- Nkuluvili Stream
- Nlilankhandwe Stream

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Khole Hill · 747 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 Kawinga 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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- 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 Kawinga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntaja Hospital Center · TA Kawinga 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.87317&mlon=35.52884#map=17/-14.87317/35.52884) 

Hotel Kutchire Lodge · Liwonde Town 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.02997&mlon=35.24376#map=17/-15.02997/35.24376) 

School School · TA Chikweo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.90643&mlon=35.70446#map=17/-14.90643/35.70446) 

Police station Game Scout Camp · Liwonde National Park 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04015&mlon=35.25659#map=17/-15.04015/35.25659) 

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 Kawinga

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

- Hospitals2

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kawinga?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kawinga?STA Nchinguza, TA Chiwalo, TA Liwonde, TA Mlomba and TA Nkoola
- How many villages are in TA Kawinga?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kawinga?Settlements lie between 632 m and 778 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kawinga?Khole Hill (747 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kawinga?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kawinga?Ntaja Hospital Center, about 6.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Kawinga?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kawinga?MW30206 (OCHA common operational dataset)