# TA Kanduku Traditional authority, Mwanza District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-kanduku/

Traditional authority · Mwanza District 

# TA Kanduku

TA Kanduku is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mwanza District, Southern Region. It covers **392.4 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 392km²
- 3mapped services
- 796 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kanduku?

TA Kanduku lies in [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 8 other traditional authorities: [Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/majete-game-reserve-chikwawa/), [Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/majete-game-reserve-mwanza/), [Mwanza Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/mwanza-boma/), [STA Govati](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/sta-govati/), [TA Chapananga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/), [TA Dambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-dambe/), [TA Mlauli](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-mlauli/) and [TA Nthache](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-nthache/). By area it is the 72nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 51.9% of [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/). The centre of TA Kanduku is about 201 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.6 km from Mwanza, the main town of Mwanza District. The centre point is at -15.6107° N, 34.5575° 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 Kanduku

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kanduku. Settlements here lie between about 376 m and 1,088 m above sea level (median 796 m).

- Chitumbwe
- Kanduku
- Kunendekude
- Kuntaja
- Mlongola
- Moffat
- Mwembedzi
- Ngadziwe
- Njaza
- Nkwichi
- Ntasa
- Tchetsa
- Tomsala
- Tulonkhondo

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 Kanduku

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Chibvura
- Kanampere
- Mphete
- Wamiwaw

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 1 hill.

- Tsenga · 863 m
- Michiru · 819 m
- Mikudzu · 680 m
- Taviti · 319 m

### Estates

3 estates.

- Hombol Estate
- Mwanza Estate
- Tsenga Estate

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 Kanduku and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mwanza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (288 mm) and the driest Aug (6 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 23 288 

Feb 23 202 

Mar 22 148 

Apr 21 46 

May 19 19 

Jun 17 15 

Jul 17 25 

Aug 19 6 

Sep 23 12 

Oct 26 16 

Nov 26 77 

Dec 24 217 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kanduku

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mwanza Hospital · Mwanza Boma 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59171&mlon=34.51092#map=17/-15.59171/34.51092) 

Bank National Bank · Mwanza Boma 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60723&mlon=34.52034#map=17/-15.60723/34.52034) 

ATM Standard Bank · TA Nthache 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.57914&mlon=34.48014#map=17/-15.57914/34.48014) 

Petrol pump Petroda · Mwanza Boma 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60672&mlon=34.52035#map=17/-15.60672/34.52035) 

Hotel Tikondane Executive Lodge · Mwanza Boma 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60519&mlon=34.51965#map=17/-15.60519/34.51965) 

School Sanjika Lea School · TA Kanduku 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.64258&mlon=34.52629#map=17/-15.64258/34.52629) 

Police station Mwanza police station · Mwanza Boma 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60922&mlon=34.52175#map=17/-15.60922/34.52175) 

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 Kanduku

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

- Schools2
- 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 Mwanza District

- Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza
- Mwanza Boma
- STA Govati
- TA Nthache

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kanduku?In Mwanza District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kanduku?Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa, Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza, Mwanza Boma, STA Govati, TA Chapananga, TA Dambe, TA Mlauli and TA Nthache
- How many villages are in TA Kanduku?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kanduku?Settlements lie between 376 m and 1,088 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kanduku?Tsenga (863 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kanduku?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kanduku?Mwanza Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kanduku?National Bank, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Kanduku?Standard Bank, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kanduku?Petroda, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kanduku?MW30601 (OCHA common operational dataset)