# TA Kunthembwe Traditional authority, Blantyre District

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Traditional authority · Blantyre District 

# TA Kunthembwe

TA Kunthembwe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre District, Southern Region. It covers **456.9 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 457km²
- 519 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kunthembwe?

TA Kunthembwe lies in [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/majete-game-reserve-mwanza/), [TA Kasisi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-kasisi/), [TA Kuntaja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kuntaja/), [TA Mlauli](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-mlauli/) and [TA Symon Likongwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-symon-likongwe/). By area it is the 55th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 25.7% of [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/). The centre of TA Kunthembwe is about 221 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.6748° N, 34.8392° 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 Kunthembwe

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kunthembwe.

- Andiseni
- Chagwirauta
- Chaswanthaka
- Chikira
- Chikuli
- Chikumbu
- Chilauro
- Chilimbwalo
- Chingukapatsogo
- Chiotha
- Chiputula
- Chisunkha
- Chitambuli
- Dawa
- Dzikupi
- Ganda
- Gwadani
- Khomani
- Kubalaza
- Kudziko
- Kumthawila
- Kunthembwe
- Ngumeni

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 Kunthembwe

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Cheguma River
- Chingalala
- Chiringoni
- Dzunga
- Katundulu
- Mulanga
- Namitondo
- Nkalazi River
- Nkujidi

### Hills and mountains

4 hills; 1 mountain.

- Nditu · 518 m
- Kasosole · 516 m
- Mchena Hill · 497 m
- Nguludi · 460 m
- Mpatamanga · 264 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 Kunthembwe and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Blantyre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 215 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,178 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (313 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 313 

Feb 25 225 

Mar 25 178 

Apr 23 52 

May 21 19 

Jun 20 15 

Jul 20 25 

Aug 22 6 

Sep 26 11 

Oct 29 17 

Nov 29 86 

Dec 27 232 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kunthembwe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chifunga Health Center · TA Mlauli 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59604&mlon=34.69950#map=17/-15.59604/34.69950) 

Bank Reserve Bank · Blantyre City Centre Ward 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78671&mlon=35.00368#map=17/-15.78671/35.00368) 

ATM National Bank of Malawi · Mbayani Ward 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78585&mlon=35.00945#map=17/-15.78585/35.00945) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chilomoni Service Station · Blantyre City Centre Ward 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77446&mlon=34.98065#map=17/-15.77446/34.98065) 

Hotel Mile Stone Lodge · TA Kapeni 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.69976&mlon=35.00334#map=17/-15.69976/35.00334) 

Mall Pagat Mall · Blantyre City Centre Ward 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) 

School Michiru School · TA Kuntaja 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.69700&mlon=34.94929#map=17/-15.69700/34.94929) 

College KCN Blantyre campus-kameza · Michiru Ward 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71757&mlon=35.00910#map=17/-15.71757/35.00910) 

Police station Camp of Fence Scouts · TA Kanduku 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78597&mlon=34.68641#map=17/-15.78597/34.68641) 

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 Blantyre District

- TA Chigaru
- TA Kapeni
- TA Kuntaja
- TA Lundu
- TA Machinjiri
- TA Makata
- TA Somba

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kunthembwe?In Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kunthembwe?Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza, TA Kasisi, TA Kuntaja, TA Mlauli and TA Symon Likongwe
- How many villages are in TA Kunthembwe?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Kunthembwe?Nditu (518 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kunthembwe?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kunthembwe?Chifunga Health Center, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kunthembwe?Reserve Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Kunthembwe?National Bank of Malawi, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kunthembwe?TotalEnergies Chilomoni Service Station, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Kunthembwe?MW30504 (OCHA common operational dataset)