# TA Chiwalo Traditional authority, Phalombe District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-chiwalo/

Traditional authority · Phalombe District 

# TA Chiwalo

TA Chiwalo is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Phalombe District, Southern Region. It covers **146.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 146km²
- 1mapped services
- 647 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chiwalo?

TA Chiwalo lies in [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Jenala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-jenala/), [TA Kaduya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-kaduya/) and [TA Nazombe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-nazombe/). By area it is the 194th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 11.8% of [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/). The centre of TA Chiwalo is about 279 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 29 km from Phalombe, the main town of Phalombe District. The centre point is at -15.5778° N, 35.7743° 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 Chiwalo

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Chiwalo. Settlements here lie between about 634 m and 683 m above sea level (median 647 m).

- Chimbalenga
- Chinziri
- Chiwalu
- Kolowika
- Machedwa
- Nambazu
- Nambwale

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 Chiwalo

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

### Hills and mountains

11 hills; 6 mountains.

- Makuwa · 1,066 m
- Malambala Hill · 1,021 m
- Chigwakwala Hill · 902 m
- Makhanga · 836 m
- Nkalonje Hill · 769 m
- Tundulu · 731 m
- Malagani · 730 m
- Matopan Hill · 728 m
- Namilembia · 727 m
- Natache · 727 m
- Milala · 726 m
- Malata · 721 m
- Kangandwe · 703 m
- Lichenya · 657 m
- Chingosi · 648 m
- Palone · 634 m
- Tundulu Hill · 631 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 Chiwalo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Phalombe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (343 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 24 343 

Feb 24 227 

Mar 23 189 

Apr 22 60 

May 20 18 

Jun 19 16 

Jul 18 28 

Aug 20 8 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 25 238 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Chiwalo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mtemanyama · TA Chiwalo 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59130&mlon=35.73218#map=17/-15.59130/35.73218) 

Hotel Ruffaro Lodge · Phalombe Boma 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80000&mlon=35.65000#map=17/-15.80000/35.65000) 

School Matawa · TA Kaduya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.66806&mlon=35.72438#map=17/-15.66806/35.72438) 

College Thondwe School of Business and Community Development. · TA Mwambo 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.50000&mlon=35.45000#map=17/-15.50000/35.45000) 

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 Chiwalo

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

- Hospitals1

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 Phalombe District

- Phalombe Boma
- TA Jenala
- TA Kaduya
- TA Mkhumba
- TA Nazombe
- TA Nkhulambe

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chiwalo?In Phalombe District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chiwalo?TA Jenala, TA Kaduya and TA Nazombe
- How many villages are in TA Chiwalo?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Chiwalo?Settlements lie between 634 m and 683 m
- What is the highest point in TA Chiwalo?Makuwa (1,066 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chiwalo?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chiwalo?Mtemanyama, about 4.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Chiwalo?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Chiwalo?MW30903 (OCHA common operational dataset)