# TA Pemba Traditional authority, Salima District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-pemba/

Traditional authority · Salima District 

# TA Pemba

TA Pemba is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **93.8 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 93.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 489 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Pemba?

TA Pemba lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Kambwiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambwiri/), [TA Maganga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-maganga/) and [TA Ndindi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-ndindi/). By area it is the 237th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.4% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of TA Pemba is about 80 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 12 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.8692° N, 34.5191° 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 Pemba

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in TA Pemba. Settlements here lie between about 474 m and 503 m above sea level (median 489 m).

- Gwilre
- Kababwa
- Kabumba
- Kabumbu
- Kalombola
- Kapanda
- Kapicila
- Katumba
- Lowe
- Mboko
- Mkokoma
- Mncenga
- Mthende
- Naliwomba
- Pale
- Pemba
- Sandu
- Selemani
- mkwaila village
- mzunza village

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 Pemba

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Chapita Stream
- Lifisi River

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 Pemba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Salima District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (311 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 23 311 

Feb 23 220 

Mar 22 161 

Apr 21 41 

May 20 7 

Jun 18 2 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 12 

Nov 27 63 

Dec 24 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Pemba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Salima District Hospital · Salima Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78417&mlon=34.45588#map=17/-13.78417/34.45588) 

Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Salima Boma Service Station · Salima Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.78890&mlon=34.46123#map=17/-13.78890/34.46123) 

Hotel Silver Sands Salima · TA Maganga 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.86704&mlon=34.58895#map=17/-13.86704/34.58895) 

School Mabwera Madrassa · TA Ndindi 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91210&mlon=34.52657#map=17/-13.91210/34.52657) 

College Domasi College Of Education. · TA Pemba 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87916&mlon=34.53968#map=17/-13.87916/34.53968) 

Police station Chipoka Police Station · Chipoka Urban 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99173&mlon=34.51581#map=17/-13.99173/34.51581) 

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 Pemba

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

- Colleges and universities1

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 Salima District

- Chipoka Urban
- Lake Malawi National Park
- Salima Town
- TA Kambalame
- TA Kambwiri
- TA Karonga
- TA Khombedza
- TA Kuluunda
- TA Maganga
- TA Msosa
- TA Mwanza
- TA Ndindi

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Pemba?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Pemba?TA Kambwiri, TA Maganga and TA Ndindi
- How many villages are in TA Pemba?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Pemba?Settlements lie between 474 m and 503 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Pemba?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Pemba?Salima District Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Pemba?FDH bank, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Pemba?TotalEnergies Salima Boma Service Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Pemba?MW20503 (OCHA common operational dataset)