# TA Chimwala Traditional authority, Mangochi District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chimwala/

Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# TA Chimwala

TA Chimwala is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **458.2 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 458km²
- 34mapped services
- 489 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chimwala?

TA Chimwala lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Kachenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/), [TA Chilipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/), [TA Kalembo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-kalembo/) and [TA Mponda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mponda/). By area it is the 54th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.2% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Chimwala is about 160 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 25 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.6426° N, 35.1006° 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 Chimwala

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chimwala. Settlements here lie between about 483 m and 897 m above sea level (median 489 m).

- Bulaimu
- Changali
- Changamile 1
- Chimwala
- Chisumbi
- Chiwaula
- Kafucheche
- Kalichero
- Kukalanje
- Kukulanga
- Lisiyano
- Miseo
- Misesa
- Mphwanya
- Mtambo
- Mtanga
- Mwera
- Mzima
- Nanungu
- Nasipulu
- Ndege
- Ntela
- Tangwa

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 Chimwala

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Nchololo Hill · 725 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 Chimwala 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 TA Chimwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mangochi District Hospital · Mangochi Town 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48555&mlon=35.26510#map=17/-14.48555/35.26510) 

Bank National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA) · Mangochi Town 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48176&mlon=35.26709#map=17/-14.48176/35.26709) 

Petrol pump Engen · Mangochi Town 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48638&mlon=35.25751#map=17/-14.48638/35.25751) 

Hotel Shire Camp & Safaris - Liwonde Malawi · TA Chimwala 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.59412&mlon=35.17549#map=17/-14.59412/35.17549) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Majiga School · TA Chimwala 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.65912&mlon=35.07724#map=17/-14.65912/35.07724) 

College DMI-St John the Baptist University · TA Chimwala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54733&mlon=35.17874#map=17/-14.54733/35.17874) 

Police station mangochi police · Mangochi Town 26 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 TA Chimwala

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

- Hotels1
- Shopping malls1
- Schools31
- Colleges and universities1

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 Chilipa
- TA Chowe
- TA Jalasi
- TA Katuli
- TA Makanjila
- TA Mbwana Nyambi
- TA Mponda
- TA Namabvi
- TA Nankumba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chimwala?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chimwala?STA Kachenga, TA Chilipa, TA Kalembo and TA Mponda
- How many villages are in TA Chimwala?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chimwala?Settlements lie between 483 m and 897 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chimwala?Nchololo Hill (725 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chimwala?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chimwala?Mangochi District Hospital, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chimwala?National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA), about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chimwala?Engen, about 24 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chimwala?MW30102 (OCHA common operational dataset)