# TA Nyambi Traditional authority, Machinga District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# TA Nyambi

TA Nyambi is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **239.9 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 240km²
- 835 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Nyambi?

TA Nyambi lies in [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [STA Chesale](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-chesale/), [TA Chikweo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chikweo/), [TA Kapoloma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-kapoloma/), [TA Mbwana Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mbwana-nyambi/), [TA Ngokwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-ngokwe/) and [TA Nkoola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nkoola/). By area it is the 134th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 8.3% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of TA Nyambi is about 214 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 67 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.6629° N, 35.6394° 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 Nyambi

Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nyambi. Settlements here lie between about 699 m and 1,177 m above sea level (median 835 m).

- Chikojo
- Chimala
- Chimombo
- Chisiza
- Juma
- Kakutu
- Kokoti
- Majaja
- Makoka
- Malango
- Malunwani
- Mayese
- Mbalwe
- Milimbo
- Mkwepele
- Mongora
- Mtupa
- Mwinjilani
- Namikango
- Nantwe
- Ncimbo
- Niambi
- Nkalama
- Nkapa
- Nkwepela
- Nlamba
- Nlawa
- Nlungu
- Ntali
- Nyambi
- Pingo
- Sawanje
- Sombo
- Unango

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 Nyambi

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Kongomwa Stream
- Mpinguja Stream
- Nakawale Stream
- Nsilimina Stream

### Hills and mountains

10 hills; 4 mountains.

- Unango Hill · 1,037 m
- Nsili Hill · 979 m
- Mbatamila Hill · 929 m
- Nasuwi Hill · 912 m
- Namikwela Hill · 904 m
- Cimomwe Hill · 898 m
- Lisale · 889 m
- Cigweje Hill · 878 m
- Kawiliwita Hill · 870 m
- Namatunu Hill · 857 m
- Ciunda Hill · 850 m
- Kanaunami Hill · 841 m
- Maokoto Hill · 773 m
- Mlinde Hill · 731 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 Nyambi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Machinga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 173 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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
- Oct
- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 330 

Feb 23 216 

Mar 23 165 

Apr 21 45 

May 20 10 

Jun 18 6 

Jul 18 11 

Aug 20 7 

Sep 23 5 

Oct 26 15 

Nov 27 71 

Dec 25 220 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Nyambi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntaja Health Centre · TA Kawinga 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.86825&mlon=35.52942#map=17/-14.86825/35.52942) 

School Namasimba 2 School · TA Mbwana Nyambi 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.63275&mlon=35.55668#map=17/-14.63275/35.55668) 

Police station Chiponde Police Unit · TA Jalasi 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37111&mlon=35.59999#map=17/-14.37111/35.59999) 

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 Mlomba
- TA Mposa
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nyambi?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nyambi?STA Chesale, TA Chikweo, TA Kapoloma, TA Mbwana Nyambi, TA Ngokwe and TA Nkoola
- How many villages are in TA Nyambi?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Nyambi?Settlements lie between 699 m and 1,177 m
- What is the highest point in TA Nyambi?Unango Hill (1,037 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nyambi?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nyambi?Ntaja Health Centre, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Nyambi?MW30215 (OCHA common operational dataset)