# TA Namabvi Traditional authority, Mangochi District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-namabvi/ Traditional authority · Mangochi District # TA Namabvi TA Namabvi is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **127.9 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 128km² - 8mapped services - 482 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Namabvi? TA Namabvi 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 Makanjila](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-makanjila/). By area it is the 209th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.0% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of TA Namabvi is about 156 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 39 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.1315° N, 35.2238° 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 Namabvi Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in TA Namabvi. Settlements here lie between about 474 m and 485 m above sea level (median 482 m). - Biti Kalanje - Chiponda - Kadango - Mdoha - Mwanjage - Namalaka - Ndoka - Ntumbula 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 Namabvi Named natural and historic features inside TA Namabvi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mafi 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 Namabvi 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 Namabvi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koche Hospital · TA Mponda 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.33283&mlon=35.14450#map=17/-14.33283/35.14450) Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Monkey Bay Urban 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07791&mlon=34.91838#map=17/-14.07791/34.91838) Petrol pump Energem · TA Mponda 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.32486&mlon=35.13580#map=17/-14.32486/35.13580) Hotel Norman carr chikulu · TA Namabvi 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02047&mlon=35.16040#map=17/-14.02047/35.16040) School St. Joseph CDSS · TA Namabvi 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.11633&mlon=35.21279#map=17/-14.11633/35.21279) College Mtakataka Police College · Mangochi Town 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48000&mlon=35.26798#map=17/-14.48000/35.26798) Police station Checkpoint · TA Mponda 25 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 Namabvi Places mapped inside TA Namabvi in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools7 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 Mponda - TA Nankumba ## Quick answers - Where is TA Namabvi?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Namabvi?TA Chowe, TA Katuli and TA Makanjila - How many villages are in TA Namabvi?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Namabvi?Settlements lie between 474 m and 485 m - What is the best time to visit TA Namabvi?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Namabvi?Koche Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Namabvi?Malawi Savings Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Namabvi?Energem, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Namabvi?MW30111 (OCHA common operational dataset)