# TA Mponda Traditional authority, Mangochi District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# TA Mponda

TA Mponda is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **715.7 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 67 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 716km²
- 67mapped services
- 485 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mponda?

TA Mponda 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: [Mangochi Town](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/mangochi-town/), [STA Ntonda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-ntonda/), [TA Chilipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/), [TA Chimwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chimwala/), [TA Chowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chowe/), [TA Mbwana Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mbwana-nyambi/) and [TA Nankumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-nankumba/). By area it is the 23rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 11.2% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Mponda is about 150 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 19 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.4454° N, 35.0878° 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 Mponda

Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mponda. Settlements here lie between about 482 m and 863 m above sea level (median 485 m).

- Chikwatu
- Chipala
- Chipalamawamba
- Chipalamawanda
- Chipeta
- Club Makokola
- Katema
- Kawinga
- Kazembe
- Khungwa
- Kwitambo
- Malemia
- Malunda
- Matewere
- Matuwi
- Mchisa
- Mchocholo
- Michesi
- Mpinganjila
- Mponda
- Mpwepwe
- Msanyira
- Msosa
- Mtamila
- Mtimbuka
- Mtyala
- Namakango
- Namiasi
- Nkopola
- Nkuchila
- Ntundu
- Palm Beach
- Sadiki
- Saiti Gawe
- Samama

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 Mponda

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mtemankokwe

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Nambandi Hill · 1,049 m
- Mauni · 905 m
- Mtambo · 856 m
- Cheroli Hill · 767 m
- Nkopola Hill · 617 m

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Club Makokola Airport

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 Mponda 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
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- Nov
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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 Mponda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Koche Community Hospital · TA Mponda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.33309&mlon=35.14361#map=17/-14.33309/35.14361) 

Bank Standard Bank & ATM (VISA / MASTERCARD / MAESTRO) · Mangochi Town 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48106&mlon=35.26703#map=17/-14.48106/35.26703) 

Petrol pump Energem · TA Mponda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.32486&mlon=35.13580#map=17/-14.32486/35.13580) 

Hotel Skinny Hippos Lodge · TA Mponda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37229&mlon=35.18376#map=17/-14.37229/35.18376) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Namatanda School · TA Mponda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.42625&mlon=35.08886#map=17/-14.42625/35.08886) 

College DMI-St John the Baptist University · TA Chimwala 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54733&mlon=35.17874#map=17/-14.54733/35.17874) 

Police station Checkpoint · TA Mponda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.34368&mlon=35.15164#map=17/-14.34368/35.15164) 

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 Mponda

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

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels15
- Schools45
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1
- 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 Jalasi
- TA Katuli
- TA Makanjila
- TA Mbwana Nyambi
- TA Namabvi
- TA Nankumba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mponda?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mponda?Mangochi Town, STA Ntonda, TA Chilipa, TA Chimwala, TA Chowe, TA Mbwana Nyambi and TA Nankumba
- How many villages are in TA Mponda?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mponda?Settlements lie between 482 m and 863 m
- What is the highest point in TA Mponda?Nambandi Hill (1,049 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mponda?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mponda?Koche Community Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mponda?Standard Bank & ATM (VISA / MASTERCARD / MAESTRO), about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mponda?Energem, about 14 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Mponda?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Mponda?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Mponda?MW30101 (OCHA common operational dataset)