# TA Malemia Traditional authority, Nsanje District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-malemia/

Traditional authority · Nsanje District 

# TA Malemia

TA Malemia is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nsanje District, Southern Region. It covers **140.9 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 141km²
- 47 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Malemia?

TA Malemia lies in [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [Nsanje Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/nsanje-boma/), [TA Ngabu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-ngabu/) and [TA Tengani](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-tengani/). By area it is the 197th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.4% of [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/). The centre of TA Malemia is about 361 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 6.6 km from Nsanje, the main town of Nsanje District. The centre point is at -16.9092° N, 35.2010° 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 Malemia

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in TA Malemia. Settlements here lie between about 37 m and 623 m above sea level (median 47 m).

- Chamaka
- Chidikha
- Chimwala
- Edwin
- Lundu
- Malekeza
- Malema
- Mbangombe
- Mbangu
- Mbeta
- Mkhucke
- Mpomba
- Tengani

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 Malemia

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Chididi
- Gandale
- Mchengamalembo
- Mulitisa
- Mwanalundu
- Nanjiwa
- Ngoni
- Nyalambo

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Nyakhungu · 621 m
- Malawi · 569 m
- Maonekera · 209 m

### Estates

2 estates.

- Chirenje
- Misanje

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 Malemia and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nsanje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 900 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (233 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 233 

Feb 26 166 

Mar 26 125 

Apr 25 36 

May 24 13 

Jun 22 12 

Jul 22 21 

Aug 24 5 

Sep 27 7 

Oct 30 14 

Nov 30 76 

Dec 28 192 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Malemia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nsanje District Hospital · Nsanje Boma 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.91794&mlon=35.26011#map=17/-16.91794/35.26011) 

School Nyamithunthu Primary School · TA Tengani 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65709&mlon=35.20770#map=17/-16.65709/35.20770) 

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 Nsanje District

- Mwabvi Game Reserve
- Nsanje Boma
- TA Chimombo
- TA Makoko
- TA Mbenje
- TA Mlolo
- TA Ndamera
- TA Ngabu
- TA Nyachikadza
- TA Tengani

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Malemia?In Nsanje District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Malemia?Nsanje Boma, TA Ngabu and TA Tengani
- How many villages are in TA Malemia?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Malemia?Settlements lie between 37 m and 623 m
- What is the highest point in TA Malemia?Nyakhungu (621 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Malemia?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Malemia?Nsanje District Hospital, about 6.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Malemia?MW31106 (OCHA common operational dataset)