# TA Ndamera Traditional authority, Nsanje District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-ndamera/

Traditional authority · Nsanje District 

# TA Ndamera

TA Ndamera is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nsanje District, Southern Region. It covers **192.9 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 193km²
- 89 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Ndamera?

TA Ndamera lies in [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Chimombo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-chimombo/), [TA Makoko](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-makoko/) and [TA Nyachikadza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-nyachikadza/). By area it is the 161st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.1% of [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/). The centre of TA Ndamera is about 376 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 19 km from Nsanje, the main town of Nsanje District. The centre point is at -17.0744° N, 35.1758° 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 Ndamera

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in TA Ndamera. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 516 m above sea level (median 89 m).

- Alifandaka
- Chibuli
- Chitomeni
- Gulumba
- Marka
- Mbisa
- Mchacha
- Mleno
- Mphamba
- Mtema
- Ndamera
- Nyathando

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 Ndamera

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Mthula
- Nyachirenda
- Nyansato
- Thundo

### Hills and mountains

4 hills; 1 mountain.

- Lulwe Hill · 667 m
- Kaola · 447 m
- Kaphirikadonte Hill · 437 m
- Nyambilo · 372 m
- Mwima · 141 m

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 Ndamera and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nsanje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 900 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (233 mm) and the driest Aug (5 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 27 233 

Feb 26 166 

Mar 26 125 

Apr 25 36 

May 24 13 

Jun 22 12 

Jul 22 21 

Aug 24 5 

Sep 27 7 

Oct 30 14 

Nov 30 76 

Dec 28 192 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Ndamera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nsanje District Hospital · Nsanje Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.91794&mlon=35.26011#map=17/-16.91794/35.26011) 

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.

## Other traditional authorities in Nsanje District

- Mwabvi Game Reserve
- Nsanje Boma
- TA Chimombo
- TA Makoko
- TA Malemia
- TA Mbenje
- TA Mlolo
- TA Ngabu
- TA Nyachikadza
- TA Tengani

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Ndamera?In Nsanje District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Ndamera?TA Chimombo, TA Makoko and TA Nyachikadza
- How many villages are in TA Ndamera?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Ndamera?Settlements lie between 34 m and 516 m
- What is the highest point in TA Ndamera?Lulwe Hill (667 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Ndamera?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Ndamera?Nsanje District Hospital, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Ndamera?MW31101 (OCHA common operational dataset)