# TA Kaduya Traditional authority, Phalombe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-kaduya/ Traditional authority · Phalombe District # TA Kaduya TA Kaduya is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Phalombe District, Southern Region. It covers **216.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 216km² - 5mapped services - 737 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Kaduya? TA Kaduya lies in [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Phalombe Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/phalombe-boma/), [TA Chiwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-chiwalo/), [TA Jenala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-jenala/), [TA Mkhumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-mkhumba/) and [TA Nazombe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-nazombe/). By area it is the 145th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 17.4% of [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/). The centre of TA Kaduya is about 283 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 13 km from Phalombe, the main town of Phalombe District. The centre point is at -15.7046° N, 35.7089° 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 Kaduya Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kaduya. Settlements here lie between about 686 m and 789 m above sea level (median 737 m). - Jumwa - Migowi - Nyezerera - Siana 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 Kaduya Named natural and historic features inside TA Kaduya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Chikasamaganga - Migoi - Nabwato - Namikunde - Nampende wa Kufa - Namphende Stream - Nancheu - Nandiwo ### Hills and mountains 7 hills; 6 mountains. - Nasololo · 900 m - Chingazi Hill · 896 m - Chikuli Hill · 811 m - Bankala Hill · 805 m - Chipalanje · 805 m - Mambala · 781 m - Maphundu · 772 m - Mithungu · 734 m - Chikunkunitsa · 716 m - Chisambala · 708 m - Mwananyani · 705 m - Ndunde · 681 m - Kande · 635 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Mchese Forest Reserve 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 Kaduya 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 Kaduya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Migowi Hospital Center · TA Kaduya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71791&mlon=35.68749#map=17/-15.71791/35.68749) Hotel Ruffaro Lodge · Phalombe Boma 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80000&mlon=35.65000#map=17/-15.80000/35.65000) School Migowi · TA Kaduya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.72341&mlon=35.69369#map=17/-15.72341/35.69369) 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 Kaduya Places mapped inside TA Kaduya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools3 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 Chiwalo - TA Jenala - TA Mkhumba - TA Nazombe - TA Nkhulambe ## Quick answers - Where is TA Kaduya?In Phalombe District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Kaduya?Phalombe Boma, TA Chiwalo, TA Jenala, TA Mkhumba and TA Nazombe - How many villages are in TA Kaduya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Kaduya?Settlements lie between 686 m and 789 m - What is the highest point in TA Kaduya?Nasololo (900 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Kaduya?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kaduya?Migowi Hospital Center, about 2.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in TA Kaduya?2 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Kaduya?MW30906 (OCHA common operational dataset)