# TA Lundu Traditional authority, Blantyre District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-lundu/ Traditional authority · Blantyre District # TA Lundu TA Lundu is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre District, Southern Region. It covers **131.6 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 132km² ## Where is TA Lundu? TA Lundu lies in [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Chigaru](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-chigaru/), [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/), [TA Makata](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-makata/) and [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/). By area it is the 205th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.4% of [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/). The centre of TA Lundu is about 215 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.4660° N, 35.0542° 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 Lundu Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in TA Lundu. - Bota - Chibaya - Chikale - Chombo - Gombe - Kapyepye - Kumbewe - Kutchili - Lirangwe 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 Lundu Named natural and historic features inside TA Lundu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 1 peak; 1 hill. - Mzeze · 1,243 m - Chifumbe · 1,239 m - Mirale Hill · 821 m - Namatulu Hill · 645 m - Namatulu · 506 m ### Getting around 2 railway stations. - Lirangwe Siding - Mirale Siding 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 Lundu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Blantyre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 313 Feb 24 225 Mar 23 178 Apr 22 52 May 20 19 Jun 19 15 Jul 18 25 Aug 21 6 Sep 24 11 Oct 27 17 Nov 28 86 Dec 26 232 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Lundu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chipini Health Centre · TA Mlumbe 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38974&mlon=35.09495#map=17/-15.38974/35.09495) Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Zomba Central Ward 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.31546#map=17/-15.38710/35.31546) ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) Petrol pump Puma · TA Symon Likongwe 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44423&mlon=34.85928#map=17/-15.44423/34.85928) Hotel Kings Nest Lodge · TA Kapeni 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.61073&mlon=35.02826#map=17/-15.61073/35.02826) Mall Pagat Mall · Blantyre City Centre Ward 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78508&mlon=35.00520#map=17/-15.78508/35.00520) School Nthawira Primary School · TA Kapeni 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.54052&mlon=34.99652#map=17/-15.54052/34.99652) College Nasawa Technical College · STA Ntholowa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.54847&mlon=35.19496#map=17/-15.54847/35.19496) Police station Zalewa Police Checkpoint · TA Symon Likongwe 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44331&mlon=34.86348#map=17/-15.44331/34.86348) 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 Kunthembwe - TA Machinjiri - TA Makata - TA Somba ## Quick answers - Where is TA Lundu?In Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Lundu?TA Chigaru, TA Kapeni, TA Makata and TA Mlumbe - How many villages are in TA Lundu?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in TA Lundu?Mzeze (1,243 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Lundu?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Lundu?Chipini Health Centre, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Lundu?Malawi Savings Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Lundu?FMB, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Lundu?Puma, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Lundu?MW30502 (OCHA common operational dataset)