# TA Nkula Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Nkula

TA Nkula is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **117.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 117km²
- 2mapped services
- 778 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Nkula?

TA Nkula 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: [Machinga Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/machinga-boma/), [STA Nkapita](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-nkapita/), [TA Chamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chamba/), [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/) and [TA Sitola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-sitola/). By area it is the 218th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.0% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Nkula is about 210 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 5.7 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -15.2042° N, 35.2624° 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 Nkula

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nkula. The largest with a recorded population: Machinga (1,418).

- Machinga
- Mkula
- Msalabani
- Wilson

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 Nkula

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Chigwandembo
- Mirala
- Mpelesi

### Estates

2 estates.

- Mirala
- Mpelesi

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 Nkula 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 Nkula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zomba Fikila · STA Nkapita 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.25189&mlon=35.25708#map=17/-15.25189/35.25708) 

Bank Finca · Liwonde Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07030&mlon=35.22852#map=17/-15.07030/35.22852) 

Petrol pump Petroda · Liwonde Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07006&mlon=35.22720#map=17/-15.07006/35.22720) 

Hotel MILANZI RESTHOUSE · Liwonde Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.06829&mlon=35.22851#map=17/-15.06829/35.22851) 

School Malosa Secondary school · TA Nkula 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.20584&mlon=35.33658#map=17/-15.20584/35.33658) 

College Teachers Training Centre · TA Sitola 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13423&mlon=35.24177#map=17/-15.13423/35.24177) 

Police station Machinga Police Station · Machinga Boma 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.17674&mlon=35.29882#map=17/-15.17674/35.29882) 

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 Nkula

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

- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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 Nkoola
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nkula?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nkula?Machinga Boma, STA Nkapita, TA Chamba, TA Malemia and TA Sitola
- How many villages are in TA Nkula?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nkula?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nkula?Zomba Fikila, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Nkula?Finca, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nkula?Petroda, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Nkula?MW30204 (OCHA common operational dataset)