# TA Mlomba Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mlomba/

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Mlomba

TA Mlomba is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **163.2 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 163km²
- 650 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mlomba?

TA Mlomba lies in [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [STA Nsanama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-nsanama/), [TA Chamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chamba/), [TA Kawinga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-kawinga/), [TA Liwonde](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-liwonde/) and [TA Mposa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mposa/). By area it is the 181st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.6% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Mlomba is about 219 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 25 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -15.0391° N, 35.4910° 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 Mlomba

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mlomba. Settlements here lie between about 631 m and 709 m above sea level (median 650 m).

- Chibwana
- Chibwana-1
- Cilala
- Jokho
- Khuzumba
- Lambulila
- Lulanga
- Makata
- Mapata
- Masese
- Mataka
- Mlomba
- Mpalume
- Nkoko
- Nkotama
- Nsanama
- Ntolowa
- Nyanya
- Saidi
- Wataka

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 Mlomba

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Kanjuli
- Mavela Stream
- Milola Stream
- Nambako
- Nangalamu Stream
- Sumulu
- Zumulu

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 Mlomba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Machinga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,099 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Sep (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 330 

Feb 24 216 

Mar 24 165 

Apr 22 45 

May 21 10 

Jun 19 6 

Jul 19 11 

Aug 21 7 

Sep 25 5 

Oct 27 15 

Nov 28 71 

Dec 26 220 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mlomba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Namandanje Mission Hospital · TA Liwonde 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.88950&mlon=35.51308#map=17/-14.88950/35.51308) 

Bank Finca · Liwonde Town 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07030&mlon=35.22852#map=17/-15.07030/35.22852) 

Petrol pump Petroda · Liwonde Town 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07006&mlon=35.22720#map=17/-15.07006/35.22720) 

Hotel Kutchire Lodge · Liwonde Town 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.02997&mlon=35.24376#map=17/-15.02997/35.24376) 

School Chinguni · TA Sitola 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.06492&mlon=35.31951#map=17/-15.06492/35.31951) 

College Domasi Teachers Training College · TA Malemia 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.27859&mlon=35.39078#map=17/-15.27859/35.39078) 

Police station Game Scout Camp · Liwonde National Park 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04015&mlon=35.25659#map=17/-15.04015/35.25659) 

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 Machinga District

- Liwonde National Park
- Liwonde Town
- Machinga Boma
- STA Chesale
- STA Nchinguza
- STA Nsanama
- TA Chamba
- TA Chikweo
- TA Chiwalo
- TA Kapoloma
- TA Kawinga
- TA Liwonde
- TA Mposa
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mlomba?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mlomba?STA Nsanama, TA Chamba, TA Kawinga, TA Liwonde and TA Mposa
- How many villages are in TA Mlomba?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mlomba?Settlements lie between 631 m and 709 m
- What is the best time to visit TA Mlomba?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mlomba?Namandanje Mission Hospital, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mlomba?Finca, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mlomba?Petroda, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mlomba?MW30210 (OCHA common operational dataset)