# TA Makanjila Traditional authority, Mangochi District

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

Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# TA Makanjila

TA Makanjila is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **374.1 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 374km²
- 12mapped services
- 497 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Makanjila?

TA Makanjila 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: [STA Lulanga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-lulanga/) and [TA Namabvi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-namabvi/). By area it is the 76th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.9% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Makanjila is about 145 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 78 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -13.7947° N, 35.1200° 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 Makanjila

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in TA Makanjila. Settlements here lie between about 476 m and 849 m above sea level (median 497 m).

- Baquira
- Binali
- Cherinda
- Chilawe
- Chirando
- Chitele
- Kadanzhe
- Kawanga
- Lukoloma
- Lukono
- Madenda
- Makanjila
- Malamia
- Maleta
- Mbulanje
- Mdala Kvilasia
- Mtiwle
- Mtwana
- Namalwesa
- Pamba
- Saide Mzongo
- Saite Mwasungu

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 Makanjila

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Litopota
- Lugola

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 Makanjila 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 Makanjila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Monkey Bay Community Hospital · Monkey Bay Urban 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.08530&mlon=34.91063#map=17/-14.08530/34.91063) 

Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Monkey Bay Urban 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07791&mlon=34.91838#map=17/-14.07791/34.91838) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Monkey Bay Service Station · Monkey Bay Urban 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07497&mlon=34.92104#map=17/-14.07497/34.92104) 

Hotel Sunbird Waterfront · TA Makanjila 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89941&mlon=35.15167#map=17/-13.89941/35.15167) 

School Nkonangona School · TA Makanjila 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.82039&mlon=35.09360#map=17/-13.82039/35.09360) 

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 Makanjila

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

- Hotels1
- Schools11

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 Katuli
- TA Mbwana Nyambi
- TA Mponda
- TA Namabvi
- TA Nankumba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Makanjila?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Makanjila?STA Lulanga and TA Namabvi
- How many villages are in TA Makanjila?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Makanjila?Settlements lie between 476 m and 849 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Makanjila?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Makanjila?Monkey Bay Community Hospital, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Makanjila?Malawi Savings Bank, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Makanjila?TotalEnergies Monkey Bay Service Station, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Makanjila?MW30109 (OCHA common operational dataset)