# TA Nkanda Traditional authority, Mulanje District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-nkanda/ Traditional authority · Mulanje District # TA Nkanda TA Nkanda is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mulanje District, Southern Region. It covers **366.6 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 367km² - 8mapped services - 714 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Nkanda? TA Nkanda 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 Mountain Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/mulanje-mountain-reserve/), [TA Chikumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-chikumbu/), [TA Juma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-juma/), [TA Mabuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-mabuka/), [TA Mkhumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-mkhumba/) and [TA Nthiramanja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-nthiramanja/). By area it is the 79th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 18.3% of [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/). The centre of TA Nkanda is about 277 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 21 km from Mulanje, the main town of Mulanje District. The centre point is at -15.8451° N, 35.4810° 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 Nkanda Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nkanda. Settlements here lie between about 704 m and 739 m above sea level (median 714 m). - Chambe - Chombe - John - John Manaya - Kada - Kambenje - Likhubula - Mlela - Nalikati - Ngongola - Peremwe 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 Nkanda Named natural and historic features inside TA Nkanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Chisawani ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 1 hill. - Mlomba Hill · 944 m - Chole Hill · 916 m - Sambani Hill · 819 m - Nolo Hill · 794 m - Naminga · 702 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Mlomba - Mlomba Hill 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 Nkanda 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 Nkanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thuchila Health Centre · TA Juma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.91910&mlon=35.36121#map=17/-15.91910/35.36121) Bank National Bank Mulanje · Mulanje Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02534&mlon=35.50391#map=17/-16.02534/35.50391) Petrol pump Meru · Mulanje Boma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00930&mlon=35.48799#map=17/-16.00930/35.48799) Hotel Likhubula Hikers' Nest · TA Nkanda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.93948&mlon=35.49680#map=17/-15.93948/35.49680) School Nsuka primary school · TA Nkanda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.84554&mlon=35.47718#map=17/-15.84554/35.47718) College Mulanje Mission College Of Nursing & Midwifery · Mulanje Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02688&mlon=35.50730#map=17/-16.02688/35.50730) Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 20 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 Nkanda Places mapped inside TA Nkanda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools7 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 Mabuka - TA Nthiramanja ## Quick answers - Where is TA Nkanda?In Mulanje District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Nkanda?Mulanje Mountain Reserve, TA Chikumbu, TA Juma, TA Mabuka, TA Mkhumba and TA Nthiramanja - How many villages are in TA Nkanda?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Nkanda?Settlements lie between 704 m and 739 m - What is the highest point in TA Nkanda?Mlomba Hill (944 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Nkanda?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nkanda?Thuchila Health Centre, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Nkanda?National Bank Mulanje, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nkanda?Meru, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Nkanda?MW30805 (OCHA common operational dataset)