# TA Nkoola Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Nkoola

TA Nkoola is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **159.5 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 159km²
- 2mapped services
- 723 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Nkoola?

TA Nkoola 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: [STA Nchinguza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-nchinguza/), [TA Chikweo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chikweo/), [TA Chiwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chiwalo/), [TA Kapoloma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-kapoloma/), [TA Kawinga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-kawinga/) and [TA Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nyambi/). By area it is the 183rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.5% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Nkoola is about 219 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 51 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.8263° N, 35.6171° 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 Nkoola

Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nkoola. Settlements here lie between about 653 m and 788 m above sea level (median 723 m).

- Chikuwita
- Chisawa
- Idi
- Macepa
- Makome
- Mijombo
- Mikoju
- Mmeta
- Mowere
- Mpira
- Mpunga
- Mwalija
- Nampeya
- Namwini
- Ngokwe
- Nyanyika
- Phwiti
- Samu
- Thawale

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 Nkoola

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Chigombe
- Malembanji
- Masangati Stream
- Namasewe Stream
- Naminyaja Stream
- Namitamba Stream
- Namitunde
- Nkazamasika Stream

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Cinamile Hill · 788 m
- Muima Hill · 745 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 Nkoola 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
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- Nov
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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 Nkoola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntaja Health Centre · TA Kawinga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.86825&mlon=35.52942#map=17/-14.86825/35.52942) 

School Mpiri Day Secondary School · TA Nkoola 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.77350&mlon=35.60907#map=17/-14.77350/35.60907) 

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 Nkoola

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

- Schools2

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 Liwonde
- TA Mlomba
- TA Mposa
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nkoola?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nkoola?STA Nchinguza, TA Chikweo, TA Chiwalo, TA Kapoloma, TA Kawinga and TA Nyambi
- How many villages are in TA Nkoola?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Nkoola?Settlements lie between 653 m and 788 m
- What is the highest point in TA Nkoola?Cinamile Hill (788 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nkoola?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nkoola?Ntaja Health Centre, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Nkoola?MW30207 (OCHA common operational dataset)