# TA Mpherembe Traditional authority, Mzimba District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mpherembe/ Traditional authority · Mzimba District # TA Mpherembe TA Mpherembe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzimba District, Northern Region. It covers **691.4 km²**. 63 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 691km² - 1,147 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Mpherembe? TA Mpherembe lies in [Mzimba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Chikulamayembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-chikulamayembe/), [TA Chindi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-chindi/), [TA Mtwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mtwalo/) and [Vwaza Marsh Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/vwaza-marsh-reserve/). By area it is the 25th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.6% of [Mzimba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/). The centre of TA Mpherembe is about 306 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 75 km from Mzimba, the main town of Mzimba District. The centre point is at -11.2293° N, 33.5205° 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 Mpherembe Open gazetteers list **63 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mpherembe. Settlements here lie between about 1,086 m and 1,308 m above sea level (median 1,147 m). - Aaron Jere - Alifeyo Bota - Bota - Bowe - Butani Nyirenda - Chanangika Chawinga - Chauluma Nyirenda - Chawa Mvula - Chibeko Kasyombe - Chikwati Mkandawire - Chivwara Muzumara - Daniel Jere - Diyere Mjumira - Ekweleni - Emanyaleni - Emchisweni - Emcisweni - Eneya Kumwenda - Ezwaleni - Fillimon Kumwenda - Genesis Nzima - Hannock Nyanjagha - James Jere - John Machumi Jere - Kabira - Kajaba Nyirenda - Kamangadazi Makwakwa - Khozapi Mtonga - Lameck Chisi - Lameck Mkandawire - Langa Mgemezulu - Lufukazi Gama - Lwanja Chilumba - Maclean - Malidade - Malidade Jere - Manoro - Mkatakurima Gondwe - Mpherembe - Mphita Mkandawire - Mtambalika Vwalika - Muchanda Thera - Muchintha - Muchintha Chawinga - Nemon Mlotha - Nkharamu Jere - Penyani Mkandawire - Robertson Jere - Samala Nqumayo - Samuel Makwakwa - Sandress Mlotha - Saulosi Mgemezulu - Selemani Mkandawire - Shadreck Makwakwa - Simon Jere - Simon Nthara - Thembani Mkandawire - Thomas Mkandawire - Thundiwike - Timoti Nsere - Warika - Zibuya Lungu - Zimema Jere 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 Mpherembe Named natural and historic features inside TA Mpherembe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 38 rivers and streams. - Bunyako - Chalipweteka - Chamkhenye - Chankhanga Stream - Chanyonga - Chasamba - Chesamu - Chidiwu - Chiwangarara - Chiwukuzi - Chunda Stream - Jombo - Kabongololo - Kajangaviya - Kanyauzi Stream - Kasangani - Kasere - Kasindwe - Katawa - Kazilamuwanga - Kurongakatari - Lumphangara - Lungaya - Luwewe …and 14 more. ### Hills and mountains 20 hills. - Kahalayi · 1,369 m - Miura · 1,357 m - Kayezi · 1,338 m - Mahoha · 1,300 m - Manolo · 1,296 m - Bulataya · 1,294 m - Kapatajani · 1,283 m - Chidyake · 1,275 m - Gomba · 1,237 m - Phopo · 1,235 m - Matindiwizi Hill · 1,232 m - Chipeta · 1,229 m - Kapilinjowela · 1,218 m - Vyeyo · 1,218 m - Vibiri · 1,196 m - Manoro · 1,167 m - Natizi · 1,166 m - Chipundi · 1,153 m - Mchintha Hills · 1,147 m - Kapilimutundu · 1,114 m ### Estates 7 estates. - Chilumba Estate - Chimwemwe Estates - Diele Estate - Estate Number 16 - Estate Number S17 - Kazuni Estate - Manthulo Estate ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Kabwafu 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 Mpherembe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mzimba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,286 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (305 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 21 305 Feb 21 244 Mar 21 225 Apr 20 113 May 18 20 Jun 16 9 Jul 16 7 Aug 17 3 Sep 20 4 Oct 23 20 Nov 23 91 Dec 22 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mpherembe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Kazuni lake cabins · Vwaza Marsh Reserve 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.13463&mlon=33.64943#map=17/-11.13463/33.64943) School Euthini Secondary School - Mzimba · TA Chindi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.44672&mlon=33.41951#map=17/-11.44672/33.41951) 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 Mzimba District - Mzimba Boma - STA Levi Jere - TA Chindi - TA Jaravikuba Munthali - TA Kampingo Sibande - TA Khosolo Gwaza Jere - TA M'Mbelwa - TA Mabulabo - TA Mtwalo - TA Mzikubola - TA Mzukuzuku - Vwaza Marsh Reserve ## Quick answers - Where is TA Mpherembe?In Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Mpherembe?TA Chikulamayembe, TA Chindi, TA Mtwalo and Vwaza Marsh Reserve - How many villages are in TA Mpherembe?63 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Mpherembe?Settlements lie between 1,086 m and 1,308 m - What is the highest point in TA Mpherembe?Kahalayi (1,369 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Mpherembe?April to November - What is the P-code of TA Mpherembe?MW10509 (OCHA common operational dataset)