# Mangochi Town Traditional authority, Mangochi District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/mangochi-town/ Traditional authority · Mangochi District # Mangochi Town Mangochi Town is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **10.0 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.0km² - 41mapped services - 484 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mangochi Town? Mangochi Town lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Chowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chowe/) and [TA Mponda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mponda/). By area it is the 339th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of Mangochi Town is about 169 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 0.8 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.4811° N, 35.2580° 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 Mangochi Town Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mangochi Town. The largest with a recorded population: Mangochi (60,338). - Bolera - Chamba - Mangochi - Misikatema - Ngundaphiri - Saiti kadzua - Yangala 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 Mangochi Town Named natural and historic features inside Mangochi Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Mangochi Airport 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 Mangochi Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mangochi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (325 mm) and the driest Jun (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 325 Feb 24 217 Mar 24 158 Apr 23 45 May 21 10 Jun 20 4 Jul 20 8 Aug 22 6 Sep 25 4 Oct 28 15 Nov 29 58 Dec 26 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mangochi Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mangochi District Hospital · Mangochi Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48169&mlon=35.26527#map=17/-14.48169/35.26527) Bank Standard Bank & ATM (VISA / MASTERCARD / MAESTRO) · Mangochi Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48106&mlon=35.26703#map=17/-14.48106/35.26703) Petrol pump Energen · Mangochi Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.47939&mlon=35.25711#map=17/-14.47939/35.25711) Hotel Ulande Beach Resort · Mangochi Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48272&mlon=35.25836#map=17/-14.48272/35.25836) Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) School Joy Pvt Primary School · Mangochi Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48092&mlon=35.25874#map=17/-14.48092/35.25874) College Mtakataka Police College · Mangochi Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48000&mlon=35.26798#map=17/-14.48000/35.26798) Police station mangochi police · Mangochi Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.47937&mlon=35.27119#map=17/-14.47937/35.27119) 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 Mangochi Town Places mapped inside Mangochi Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels7 - Schools18 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Mangochi District - Lake Malawi National Park - Lake Malombe - Monkey Bay Urban - STA Chiunda - STA Lulanga - STA Ntonda - TA Chilipa - TA Chimwala - TA Chowe - TA Jalasi - TA Katuli - TA Makanjila - TA Mbwana Nyambi - TA Mponda - TA Namabvi - TA Nankumba ## Quick answers - Where is Mangochi Town?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Mangochi Town?TA Chowe and TA Mponda - How many villages are in Mangochi Town?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mangochi Town?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mangochi Town?Mangochi District Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mangochi Town?Standard Bank & ATM (VISA / MASTERCARD / MAESTRO), about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mangochi Town?Energen, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mangochi Town?4 mapped - How many banks are in Mangochi Town?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mangochi Town?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Mangochi Town?MW30120 (OCHA common operational dataset)