# TA Chowe Traditional authority, Mangochi District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# TA Chowe

TA Chowe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **413.3 km²**. 51 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 413km²
- 31mapped services
- 509 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chowe?

TA Chowe 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: [Liwonde National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/liwonde-national-park/), [Mangochi Town](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/mangochi-town/), [STA Chiunda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-chiunda/), [TA Jalasi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-jalasi/), [TA Mbwana Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mbwana-nyambi/), [TA Mponda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mponda/) and [TA Namabvi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-namabvi/). By area it is the 65th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.5% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Chowe is about 182 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 15 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.5794° N, 35.3519° 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 Chowe

Open gazetteers list **51 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chowe. Settlements here lie between about 477 m and 566 m above sea level (median 509 m).

- Bwanali
- Chemwezi Island
- Chikowi
- Chipole
- Chiutula
- Chowe
- Dimu
- Kadewele
- Kasimu
- Kawinga
- Koma
- Kukulungwa
- Kwisimba
- Kwitanda
- Laini
- Lukulungwa
- M'Balula
- Makumbi
- Makumbo
- Makwinja
- Malemia
- Malindi
- Malingula
- Malini
- Malombe
- Malombe Court
- Mapujali
- Masi
- Masimbakwe
- Matamia
- Matengania
- Matosa
- Mbaluku Laini
- Mbondo
- Mdala
- Meso
- Meza
- Mizingo
- Mtafu
- Mtuwa
- Mwamadi Msosa
- Nalikolo
- Nkata
- Nsalika
- Ntonda
- Ntuka
- Saidi Kwisimba
- Sili
- Taliya
- Weta
- Wole

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 Chowe

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Lifalu Stream
- Lisalo
- Lusalumwe
- Mangale Stream
- Mbombwe Stream
- Msuwazi Stream
- Namaswa Stream
- Nanjoka
- Ngalu Stream
- Ntongolamusi Stream

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 3 hills.

- Chiuse · 776 m
- Njela Hill · 730 m
- Citukuli Hill · 596 m
- Cilole Hill · 559 m
- Ngome · 542 m
- Sungusya · 532 m
- Mtenjeza · 488 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 Chowe 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 Chowe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mangochi Martenity Wing · Mangochi Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48042&mlon=35.27304#map=17/-14.48042/35.27304) 

Bank National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA) · Mangochi Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48176&mlon=35.26709#map=17/-14.48176/35.26709) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mangochi Service Station · Mangochi Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.47811&mlon=35.26834#map=17/-14.47811/35.26834) 

Hotel Villa Tafika · Mangochi Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48012&mlon=35.27245#map=17/-14.48012/35.27245) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Namaswa School · TA Chowe 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.57895&mlon=35.36418#map=17/-14.57895/35.36418) 

College Mtakataka Police College · Mangochi Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48000&mlon=35.26798#map=17/-14.48000/35.26798) 

Police station mangochi police · Mangochi Town 14 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 Chowe

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

- Hotels1
- Schools30

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 Chimwala
- TA Jalasi
- TA Katuli
- TA Makanjila
- TA Mbwana Nyambi
- TA Mponda
- TA Namabvi
- TA Nankumba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chowe?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chowe?Liwonde National Park, Mangochi Town, STA Chiunda, TA Jalasi, TA Mbwana Nyambi, TA Mponda and TA Namabvi
- How many villages are in TA Chowe?51 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chowe?Settlements lie between 477 m and 566 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chowe?Chiuse (776 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chowe?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chowe?Mangochi Martenity Wing, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chowe?National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA), about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chowe?TotalEnergies Mangochi Service Station, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Chowe?MW30107 (OCHA common operational dataset)