# TA Jalasi Traditional authority, Mangochi District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# TA Jalasi

TA Jalasi is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **401.6 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 402km²
- 26mapped services
- 905 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Jalasi?

TA Jalasi lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Chowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chowe/), [TA Katuli](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-katuli/) and [TA Mbwana Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mbwana-nyambi/). By area it is the 68th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.3% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Jalasi is about 193 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 29 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.3858° N, 35.5211° 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 Jalasi

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in TA Jalasi. Settlements here lie between about 813 m and 1,006 m above sea level (median 905 m).

- Chilokoti
- Chimbumbuli
- Chingwe
- Chiponde
- Chitumba
- Idulusi
- Jalasi
- Kwilembe
- Majumbe
- Majuni
- Mandimba
- Miteniende
- Namwera
- Skordis
- Tambala

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 Jalasi

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Masongali
- Namyadya River

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Mlunduni Hill · 1,246 m
- Chasuku · 1,054 m
- Nambande · 907 m
- Nambani Hill · 853 m

### History

1 ruin.

- Fort Mangoche

### Estates

15 estates.

- Chigweje A
- Chigweje B
- Chitumbu
- Fairview
- Koloka
- Lusangwisi
- Mandimba Estate
- Mitenyende
- Mseu
- Namangande
- Namitundu
- Namwera
- Nek
- Panamasimba
- Skull Rock

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 Jalasi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mangochi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 353 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 22 325 

Feb 22 217 

Mar 22 158 

Apr 20 45 

May 19 10 

Jun 18 4 

Jul 17 8 

Aug 20 6 

Sep 23 4 

Oct 26 15 

Nov 26 58 

Dec 24 235 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Jalasi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mangochi Martenity Wing · Mangochi Town 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48042&mlon=35.27304#map=17/-14.48042/35.27304) 

Bank Standard Bank & ATM (VISA / MASTERCARD / MAESTRO) · Mangochi Town 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48106&mlon=35.26703#map=17/-14.48106/35.26703) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mangochi Service Station · Mangochi Town 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.47811&mlon=35.26834#map=17/-14.47811/35.26834) 

Hotel Mogfords Lake Resort - Malawi · TA Chowe 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28716&mlon=35.28598#map=17/-14.28716/35.28598) 

School Chinama School · TA Jalasi 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.36538&mlon=35.53394#map=17/-14.36538/35.53394) 

College Mtakataka Police College · Mangochi Town 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48000&mlon=35.26798#map=17/-14.48000/35.26798) 

Police station Chiponde Police Unit · TA Jalasi 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37111&mlon=35.59999#map=17/-14.37111/35.59999) 

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 Jalasi

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

- Schools25
- 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
- Mangochi Town
- Monkey Bay Urban
- STA Chiunda
- STA Lulanga
- STA Ntonda
- TA Chilipa
- TA Chimwala
- TA Chowe
- TA Katuli
- TA Makanjila
- TA Mbwana Nyambi
- TA Mponda
- TA Namabvi
- TA Nankumba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Jalasi?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Jalasi?TA Chowe, TA Katuli and TA Mbwana Nyambi
- How many villages are in TA Jalasi?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Jalasi?Settlements lie between 813 m and 1,006 m
- What is the highest point in TA Jalasi?Mlunduni Hill (1,246 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Jalasi?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Jalasi?Mangochi Martenity Wing, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Jalasi?Standard Bank & ATM (VISA / MASTERCARD / MAESTRO), about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Jalasi?TotalEnergies Mangochi Service Station, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Jalasi?MW30105 (OCHA common operational dataset)