# TA Liwonde Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Liwonde

TA Liwonde is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **300.2 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 300km²
- 1mapped services
- 560 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Liwonde?

TA Liwonde 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: [Liwonde National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/liwonde-national-park/), [STA Chiunda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-chiunda/), [STA Nsanama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-nsanama/), [TA Chiwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chiwalo/), [TA Kawinga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-kawinga/) and [TA Mlomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mlomba/). By area it is the 105th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.3% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Liwonde is about 206 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 40 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.8507° N, 35.4706° 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 Liwonde

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in TA Liwonde. Settlements here lie between about 497 m and 678 m above sea level (median 560 m).

- Balaka
- Chabwela
- Chamba
- Chengenje
- Chibwana
- Chikuluma
- Chilemba
- Jambo
- Kolopa
- Liwonde
- Maceka
- Maluma
- Mangamba
- Maweha
- Mawekha
- Mbwezo
- Mponda
- Mpotola
- Mtundu
- Mwambala
- Mwili
- Ndamba
- Ndenda
- Ngongondo
- Njamba
- Nkwanda
- Nkwila
- Nluwila
- Nsanyila

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 Liwonde

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Kambewe
- Kaombe Stream
- Mpale Stream
- Nacimika Stream
- Namisangu Stream
- Nangapoce 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 Liwonde 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
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

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 Liwonde

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Namandanje Mission Hospital · TA Liwonde 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.88950&mlon=35.51308#map=17/-14.88950/35.51308) 

Bank FDH Bank Liwonde · Liwonde Town 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.06949&mlon=35.22826#map=17/-15.06949/35.22826) 

Petrol pump Puma · Liwonde Town 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.06615&mlon=35.22375#map=17/-15.06615/35.22375) 

Hotel Kutchire Lodge · Liwonde Town 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.02997&mlon=35.24376#map=17/-15.02997/35.24376) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Chinguwo FP School · STA Chiunda 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.78423&mlon=35.43942#map=17/-14.78423/35.43942) 

College Teachers Training Centre · TA Sitola 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13423&mlon=35.24177#map=17/-15.13423/35.24177) 

Police station Game Scout Camp · Liwonde National Park 31 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 Liwonde

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

- Hospitals1

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 Kawinga
- TA Mlomba
- TA Mposa
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Liwonde?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Liwonde?Liwonde National Park, STA Chiunda, STA Nsanama, TA Chiwalo, TA Kawinga and TA Mlomba
- How many villages are in TA Liwonde?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Liwonde?Settlements lie between 497 m and 678 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Liwonde?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Liwonde?Namandanje Mission Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Liwonde?FDH Bank Liwonde, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Liwonde?Puma, about 36 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Liwonde?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Liwonde?MW30201 (OCHA common operational dataset)