# TA Katuli Traditional authority, Mangochi District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# TA Katuli

TA Katuli is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **335.5 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 335km²
- 14mapped services
- 991 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Katuli?

TA Katuli 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 Jalasi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-jalasi/) and [TA Namabvi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-namabvi/). By area it is the 90th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.3% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Katuli is about 178 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 41 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.1477° N, 35.4287° 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 Katuli

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in TA Katuli. Settlements here lie between about 968 m and 1,288 m above sea level (median 991 m).

- Bonomali
- Kaluva
- Kwilindi
- Kwisimba
- Luchimwa
- Luwaliha
- Mbulenje
- Mchokola
- Msalula
- Mtelelas
- Mterera
- Ndinde
- Ntunji

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 Katuli

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Lilindi Hill · 1,296 m

### Estates

4 estates.

- Kwitunje
- Lipinda Estate
- Luchimwa Estate
- Luwaliha

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 Katuli 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 439 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**.

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- Feb
- Mar
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 325 

Feb 21 217 

Mar 21 158 

Apr 20 45 

May 18 10 

Jun 17 4 

Jul 17 8 

Aug 19 6 

Sep 22 4 

Oct 25 15 

Nov 26 58 

Dec 23 235 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Katuli

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Koche Hospital · TA Mponda 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.33283&mlon=35.14450#map=17/-14.33283/35.14450) 

Petrol pump Energem · TA Mponda 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.32486&mlon=35.13580#map=17/-14.32486/35.13580) 

Hotel Mogfords Lake Resort - Malawi · TA Chowe 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28716&mlon=35.28598#map=17/-14.28716/35.28598) 

School Kachere School · TA Katuli 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.15209&mlon=35.44418#map=17/-14.15209/35.44418) 

Police station Chiponde Police Unit · TA Jalasi 31 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 Katuli

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

- Schools14

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Katuli?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Katuli?TA Jalasi and TA Namabvi
- How many villages are in TA Katuli?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Katuli?Settlements lie between 968 m and 1,288 m
- What is the highest point in TA Katuli?Lilindi Hill (1,296 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Katuli?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Katuli?Koche Hospital, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Katuli?Energem, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Katuli?MW30108 (OCHA common operational dataset)