# TA Mabuka Traditional authority, Mulanje District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-mabuka/

Traditional authority · Mulanje District 

# TA Mabuka

TA Mabuka is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mulanje District, Southern Region. It covers **208.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 208km²
- 5mapped services
- 621 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mabuka?

TA Mabuka lies in [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [Mulanje Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/mulanje-boma/), [Mulanje Mountain Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/mulanje-mountain-reserve/), [STA Sunganinzeru](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/sta-sunganinzeru/), [STA Tombondiya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/sta-tombondiya/), [TA Chikumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-chikumbu/) and [TA Nkanda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-nkanda/). By area it is the 151st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.4% of [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/). The centre of TA Mabuka is about 298 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.5 km from Mulanje, the main town of Mulanje District. The centre point is at -16.0540° N, 35.5233° 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 Mabuka

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mabuka.

- Mimosa
- Mini Mini

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 Mabuka

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Likabula River
- Malasa

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Mlumba · 618 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Litchenya Forest Reserve

### Estates

3 estates.

- Chitope
- Glenorchy
- Linji

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 Mabuka and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mulanje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,358 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (353 mm) and the driest Sep (12 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 22 353 

Feb 22 232 

Mar 22 207 

Apr 20 76 

May 18 29 

Jun 17 27 

Jul 17 45 

Aug 19 12 

Sep 22 12 

Oct 25 19 

Nov 25 96 

Dec 24 249 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mabuka

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mulanje District Hospital · Mulanje Boma 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02572&mlon=35.50852#map=17/-16.02572/35.50852) 

Bank National Bank Mulanje · Mulanje Boma 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02534&mlon=35.50391#map=17/-16.02534/35.50391) 

Petrol pump Puma Fuel Station · Mulanje Boma 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02477&mlon=35.50319#map=17/-16.02477/35.50319) 

Hotel Hapuwani Hotel · Mulanje Boma 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02967&mlon=35.51114#map=17/-16.02967/35.51114) 

School St. Andrews Ccap Mission Secondary School · Mulanje Boma 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03053&mlon=35.51536#map=17/-16.03053/35.51536) 

College Mulanje Mission College Of Nursing & Midwifery · Mulanje Boma 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02688&mlon=35.50730#map=17/-16.02688/35.50730) 

Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02656&mlon=35.50372#map=17/-16.02656/35.50372) 

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 Mabuka

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

- Hotels1
- Schools3
- Restaurants1

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 Mulanje District

- Mulanje Boma
- Mulanje Mountain Reserve
- STA Sunganinzeru
- STA Tombondiya
- TA Chikumbu
- TA Juma
- TA Laston Njema
- TA Nkanda
- TA Nthiramanja

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mabuka?In Mulanje District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mabuka?Mulanje Boma, Mulanje Mountain Reserve, STA Sunganinzeru, STA Tombondiya, TA Chikumbu and TA Nkanda
- How many villages are in TA Mabuka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Mabuka?Mlumba (618 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mabuka?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mabuka?Mulanje District Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mabuka?National Bank Mulanje, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mabuka?Puma Fuel Station, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mabuka?MW30801 (OCHA common operational dataset)