# TA Tengani Traditional authority, Nsanje District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Nsanje District 

# TA Tengani

TA Tengani is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nsanje District, Southern Region. It covers **347.3 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 347km²
- 1mapped services
- 51 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Tengani?

TA Tengani 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: [Mwabvi Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/mwabvi-game-reserve/), [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-malemia/) and [TA Mbenje](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mbenje/). By area it is the 86th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 18.2% of [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/). The centre of TA Tengani is about 345 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 20 km from Nsanje, the main town of Nsanje District. The centre point is at -16.7541° N, 35.1962° 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 Tengani

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in TA Tengani. Settlements here lie between about 43 m and 112 m above sea level (median 51 m).

- Chazuka
- Chikhawo
- Chikwawa
- Dumba
- Jiwa
- Kacere
- Kalumbi
- Katunga
- Lukwa
- Machado
- Mphamba
- Msampatongwe
- Mtengampiri
- Mwendomthengo
- Naphaba
- Nthumba
- Ntondo
- Nyamula
- Nyanthumbi
- Tawa
- Tengani
- Vizharona
- Zirona

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 Tengani

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Cimbwimbwi
- Dwale
- Kada
- Namyala
- Ndiola River
- Nkhande
- Nyafisi
- Nyamala River
- Phanga
- Phirikana
- Tsabango Stream

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Temba Island

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Chiradzulu Wamtondo Hill · 83 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Matandwe Forest Reserve

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Tengani Station

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 Tengani 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 Tengani

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nsanje District Hospital · Nsanje Boma 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.91794&mlon=35.26011#map=17/-16.91794/35.26011) 

Hotel Holiday Inn Rest House · TA Mbenje 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.57370&mlon=35.11843#map=17/-16.57370/35.11843) 

School Nyamithunthu Primary School · TA Tengani 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65709&mlon=35.20770#map=17/-16.65709/35.20770) 

College Registrar's Office - Malawi Adventist University - Lakeview Campus · STA Masache 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56881&mlon=34.92179#map=17/-16.56881/34.92179) 

Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41912&mlon=35.17038#map=17/-16.41912/35.17038) 

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 Tengani

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

- Schools1

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 Nsanje District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Tengani?In Nsanje District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Tengani?Mwabvi Game Reserve, TA Malemia and TA Mbenje
- How many villages are in TA Tengani?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Tengani?Settlements lie between 43 m and 112 m
- What is the highest point in TA Tengani?Chiradzulu Wamtondo Hill (83 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Tengani?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Tengani?Nsanje District Hospital, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Tengani?MW31105 (OCHA common operational dataset)