# TA Phambala Traditional authority, Ntcheu District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-phambala/

Traditional authority · Ntcheu District 

# TA Phambala

TA Phambala is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **360.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 361km²
- 890 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Phambala?

TA Phambala lies in [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [STA Tsikulamowa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-tsikulamowa/), [TA Champiti](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-champiti/), [TA Chekucheku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-chekucheku/), [TA Makwangwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-makwangwala/) and [TA Mpando](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-mpando/). By area it is the 82nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 11.1% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of TA Phambala is about 161 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 32 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -15.0902° N, 34.7307° 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 Phambala

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in TA Phambala. Settlements here lie between about 835 m and 1,160 m above sea level (median 890 m).

- Faint
- Gawaza
- Kamwamba
- Kanzati
- Nsenjere
- Ntonda

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 Phambala

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Chingoma
- Likudzi River
- Mwale
- Mwasambe River
- Nsanana

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Mironde Hill · 1,160 m
- Nayomwi · 864 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 Phambala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,158 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 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 24 330 

Feb 23 223 

Mar 23 173 

Apr 21 52 

May 20 13 

Jun 18 9 

Jul 18 16 

Aug 21 6 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 27 74 

Dec 25 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Phambala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nsambe Rural Health Center · TA Dambe 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.26152&mlon=34.61369#map=17/-15.26152/34.61369) 

Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98054&mlon=34.95605#map=17/-14.98054/34.95605) 

Petrol pump Petroda · TA Msamala 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.95739&mlon=34.89412#map=17/-14.95739/34.89412) 

Hotel Aja Lodge · TA Msamala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98288&mlon=34.93475#map=17/-14.98288/34.93475) 

School Happy Kids Nursery School · TA Mpando 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.92444&mlon=34.67590#map=17/-14.92444/34.67590) 

College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) 

Police station Balaka Police Station · Balaka Town 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99078&mlon=34.96022#map=17/-14.99078/34.96022) 

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 Ntcheu District

- Ntcheu Boma
- STA Mkutumula
- STA Tsikulamowa
- TA Chakhumbira
- TA Champiti
- TA Goodson Ganya
- TA Kwataine
- TA Makwangwala
- TA Masasa
- TA Mpando
- TA Njolomole

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Phambala?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Phambala?STA Tsikulamowa, TA Champiti, TA Chekucheku, TA Makwangwala and TA Mpando
- How many villages are in TA Phambala?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Phambala?Settlements lie between 835 m and 1,160 m
- What is the highest point in TA Phambala?Mironde Hill (1,160 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Phambala?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Phambala?Nsambe Rural Health Center, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Phambala?Standard Bank, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Phambala?Petroda, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Phambala?MW20901 (OCHA common operational dataset)