# TA Chilipa Traditional authority, Mangochi District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/ Traditional authority · Mangochi District # TA Chilipa TA Chilipa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **189.3 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 189km² - 12mapped services - 792 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Chilipa? TA Chilipa lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [STA Kachenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/), [STA Mkutumula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-mkutumula/), [STA Ntonda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-ntonda/), [TA Chimwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chimwala/), [TA Goodson Ganya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-goodson-ganya/), [TA Makwangwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-makwangwala/) and [TA Mponda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mponda/). By area it is the 163rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.0% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Chilipa is about 149 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 40 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.6754° N, 34.9583° 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 Chilipa Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chilipa. Settlements here lie between about 752 m and 844 m above sea level (median 792 m). - Bitchilipa - Chilipa - Leven - Malenga - Matenje - Naperi - Nsonde 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 Chilipa Named natural and historic features inside TA Chilipa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Aunde ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 2 mountains. - Mpasa · 986 m - Nangulukuti Hill · 959 m - Ntobwa · 885 m - Mpando · 870 m - Masuku · 825 m - Kaulatsitsi · 733 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 Chilipa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mangochi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 240 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 325 Feb 23 217 Mar 22 158 Apr 21 45 May 20 10 Jun 18 4 Jul 18 8 Aug 21 6 Sep 24 4 Oct 27 15 Nov 27 58 Dec 25 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chilipa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chilonga Health Center · TA Nankumba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.46727&mlon=34.87117#map=17/-14.46727/34.87117) Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98054&mlon=34.95605#map=17/-14.98054/34.95605) Petrol pump Petroda · TA Msamala 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.95739&mlon=34.89412#map=17/-14.95739/34.89412) Hotel Shire Camp & Safaris - Liwonde Malawi · TA Chimwala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.59412&mlon=35.17549#map=17/-14.59412/35.17549) Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) School Chilipa 1 School · TA Chilipa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.69124&mlon=34.96963#map=17/-14.69124/34.96963) College DMI-St John the Baptist University · TA Chimwala 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54733&mlon=35.17874#map=17/-14.54733/35.17874) Police station Police Victim Unit · TA Nankumba 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48889&mlon=34.81137#map=17/-14.48889/34.81137) 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 Chilipa Places mapped inside TA Chilipa in open map data, by type. - Schools12 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 - Mangochi Town - Monkey Bay Urban - STA Chiunda - STA Lulanga - STA Ntonda - TA Chimwala - TA Chowe - TA Jalasi - TA Katuli - TA Makanjila - TA Mbwana Nyambi - TA Mponda - TA Namabvi - TA Nankumba ## Quick answers - Where is TA Chilipa?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Chilipa?STA Kachenga, STA Mkutumula, STA Ntonda, TA Chimwala, TA Goodson Ganya, TA Makwangwala and TA Mponda - How many villages are in TA Chilipa?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Chilipa?Settlements lie between 752 m and 844 m - What is the highest point in TA Chilipa?Mpasa (986 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Chilipa?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chilipa?Chilonga Health Center, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Chilipa?Standard Bank, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chilipa?Petroda, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Chilipa?MW30103 (OCHA common operational dataset)