# TA Somba Traditional authority, Blantyre District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/

Traditional authority · Blantyre District 

# TA Somba

TA Somba is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Blantyre District, Southern Region. It covers **254.7 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 255km²
- 5mapped services
- 898 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Somba?

TA Somba lies in [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 11 other traditional authorities: [Blantyre City Centre Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/blantyre-city-centre-ward/), [Green Corner Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/green-corner-ward/), [Misesa Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/misesa-ward/), [Soche West Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/soche-west-ward/), [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/), [TA Kasisi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-kasisi/), [TA Kuntaja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kuntaja/), [TA Maseya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/), [TA Mlilima](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-mlilima/) and [TA Thomas](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-thomas/). By area it is the 124th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.4% of [Blantyre District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/). The centre of TA Somba is about 249 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.9140° N, 34.9348° 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 Somba

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in TA Somba. Settlements here lie between about 392 m and 941 m above sea level (median 898 m).

- Binali
- Chamba
- Chawanje
- Chibona
- Chikalema
- Chikhota
- Chikoja
- Chilundika
- Chimala
- Chimoyo
- Chiwewe
- Chunga
- Duncan
- Felo
- Kantimbanya
- Kantukule
- Kanyasula
- Kanyola
- Kapalaliza
- Kapuchi
- Kasalabande
- Khudu
- Khunju
- Kuluwemba
- Kumbendela
- Kumbokola
- MBame
- Madziabango
- Maluwa
- Matalala
- Mbemdela
- Mkwapatira
- Mpemba
- Mpingo
- Namonde
- Somba

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 Somba

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Chimembe
- Kandambwako
- Limbe River
- Makolongwe
- Makungwa
- Mikalango
- Mudi River
- Namende
- Naperi River
- Nasunda River
- Nkami River
- Nswaswa

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 hill.

- Mpemba Hill · 1,196 m
- Nasembe Hill · 996 m
- Nakumba · 922 m

### Forests and nature

2 forest reserves.

- Chigamula Forest Reserve
- Mirale Forest Reserve

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 Somba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Blantyre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher 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 November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 313 

Feb 23 225 

Mar 22 178 

Apr 21 52 

May 19 19 

Jun 17 15 

Jul 17 25 

Aug 20 6 

Sep 23 11 

Oct 26 17 

Nov 27 86 

Dec 24 232 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Somba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Makungwa Health Centre · TA Bvumbwe 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.93949&mlon=35.02665#map=17/-15.93949/35.02665) 

Bank NBM National Bank Malawi (Top Mandala House) · Blantyre City Centre Ward 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79244&mlon=35.00934#map=17/-15.79244/35.00934) 

ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81777&mlon=34.99648#map=17/-15.81777/34.99648) 

Petrol pump Total · Blantyre South Ward 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81766&mlon=34.99650#map=17/-15.81766/34.99650) 

Hotel Fisherman's Rest Lodge and Nature Reserve · TA Somba 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.93550&mlon=34.92706#map=17/-15.93550/34.92706) 

Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) 

School Madziabango · TA Somba 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.96669&mlon=34.90944#map=17/-15.96669/34.90944) 

College DAPP Amalika TTC · TA Bvumbwe 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.98222&mlon=35.02161#map=17/-15.98222/35.02161) 

Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.92509&mlon=34.93438#map=17/-15.92509/34.93438) 

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 Somba

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

- Hotels2
- Schools2
- Police stations1

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 Blantyre District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Somba?In Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Somba?Blantyre City Centre Ward, Green Corner Ward, Misesa Ward, Soche West Ward, TA Bvumbwe, TA Kapeni, TA Kasisi, TA Kuntaja, TA Maseya, TA Mlilima and TA Thomas
- How many villages are in TA Somba?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Somba?Settlements lie between 392 m and 941 m
- What is the highest point in TA Somba?Mpemba Hill (1,196 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Somba?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Somba?Makungwa Health Centre, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Somba?NBM National Bank Malawi (Top Mandala House), about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Somba?Standard Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Somba?Total, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Somba?MW30508 (OCHA common operational dataset)