# TA Ngokwe Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Ngokwe

TA Ngokwe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **150.9 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 151km²
- 649 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Ngokwe?

TA Ngokwe lies in [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [STA Chesale](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-chesale/), [TA Chikweo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chikweo/) and [TA Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nyambi/). By area it is the 187th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.2% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Ngokwe is about 232 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 74 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.7055° N, 35.7974° 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 Ngokwe

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in TA Ngokwe. Settlements here lie between about 632 m and 757 m above sea level (median 649 m).

- Bakhili
- Bonja
- Chikumba
- Chimanda
- Chiuta
- Dinje
- Kungwa
- Makwakwa
- Maleta
- Mkwepeta
- Moro
- Mpakaka
- Mteuka
- Muepetha
- Mundi
- Muwawa
- Mwala
- Nepiyala
- Ngokwe
- Nkaku
- Nkhokwe
- Nlungu
- Ntungwi
- Nyandule
- Pitiya
- Sulumba
- Umpuanela

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 Ngokwe

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Lifune River
- Makogolo Stream
- Masela Stream
- Mayela Stream
- Mkakwira 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 Ngokwe 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 Ngokwe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntaja Health Centre · TA Kawinga 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.86825&mlon=35.52942#map=17/-14.86825/35.52942) 

School Nangalole J.P School · TA Mbwana Nyambi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54578&mlon=35.75067#map=17/-14.54578/35.75067) 

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 Mposa
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Ngokwe?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Ngokwe?STA Chesale, TA Chikweo and TA Nyambi
- How many villages are in TA Ngokwe?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Ngokwe?Settlements lie between 632 m and 757 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Ngokwe?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Ngokwe?Ntaja Health Centre, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Ngokwe?MW30212 (OCHA common operational dataset)