# TA Mposa Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Mposa

TA Mposa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **116.5 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 116km²
- 630 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mposa?

TA Mposa 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 Chamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chamba/), [TA Kuntumanji](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-kuntumanji/), [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/) and [TA Mlomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mlomba/). By area it is the 220th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.0% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Mposa is about 227 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 21 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -15.1649° N, 35.4964° 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 Mposa

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mposa. Settlements here lie between about 629 m and 637 m above sea level (median 630 m).

- Chaniungu
- Chibwana-2
- Kaugule
- Mapila
- Mbalame
- Mpeta
- Mpheta
- Mposa
- Sani
- Tanthauko

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 Mposa

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Canyungu Stream
- Cisani
- Lingoni River
- Namicele Stream

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Chikala Hill · 1,570 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 Mposa 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
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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 Mposa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bimbi Health Centre · TA Kuntumanji 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.30888&mlon=35.47956#map=17/-15.30888/35.47956) 

Bank Finca · Liwonde Town 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07030&mlon=35.22852#map=17/-15.07030/35.22852) 

Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) 

Hotel PaJokala · TA Malemia 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.34265&mlon=35.38948#map=17/-15.34265/35.38948) 

School Domasi Mission Secondary School · TA Malemia 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.28741&mlon=35.39478#map=17/-15.28741/35.39478) 

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

Police station Domaso Police Post · TA Malemia 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.27713&mlon=35.38530#map=17/-15.27713/35.38530) 

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 Kapoloma
- TA Kawinga
- TA Liwonde
- TA Mlomba
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mposa?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mposa?TA Chamba, TA Kuntumanji, TA Malemia and TA Mlomba
- How many villages are in TA Mposa?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mposa?Settlements lie between 629 m and 637 m
- What is the highest point in TA Mposa?Chikala Hill (1,570 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mposa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mposa?Bimbi Health Centre, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mposa?Finca, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mposa?Meru, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mposa?MW30209 (OCHA common operational dataset)