# TA Mbenje Traditional authority, Nsanje District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Nsanje District 

# TA Mbenje

TA Mbenje is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nsanje District, Southern Region. It covers **282.9 km²**. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 283km²
- 9mapped services
- 51 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mbenje?

TA Mbenje lies in [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Mwabvi Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/mwabvi-game-reserve/), [STA Masache](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-masache/), [TA Mlolo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mlolo/), [TA Ngowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngowe/) and [TA Tengani](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-tengani/). By area it is the 114th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 14.9% of [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/). The centre of TA Mbenje is about 324 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 41 km from Nsanje, the main town of Nsanje District. The centre point is at -16.6014° N, 35.0735° 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 Mbenje

Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mbenje. Settlements here lie between about 45 m and 107 m above sea level (median 51 m).

- Bangula
- Beka
- Chipembere
- Chisamba 1
- Chisomba
- Chizola
- Cinsomba
- Fulutana
- Jakunja
- Jasi
- Jese
- Jonasi
- Jonex
- Kalupsa
- Kapilinjuchi
- Maere
- Masamba
- Mayere
- Mbobo
- Mchacha
- Mphetomwanyama
- Mpisamanja
- M’nembe
- Nanthana
- Ncaca
- Nchenyela
- Nembe
- Nguluwe
- Ngwanji
- Nyang'a
- Nyapambere
- Sande
- Sorgin
- Sorjin
- Sted
- Tambo
- Thamison
- Tizola

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 Mbenje

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Cikowa Stream
- Dande
- Maere
- Mbvingite River
- Mlonda Stream
- Namikango
- Naminjali
- Nkandabwako Stream
- Nsanja
- Nyaphembere

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 2 hills.

- Chigoti Hill · 171 m
- Ciloti Hill · 137 m
- Chiradzulu Wacitsa Hill · 95 m
- Nyamalambo Hill · 71 m

### Getting around

1 airfield; 1 railway station.

- Bangula
- Bangula Halt

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 Mbenje 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 Mbenje

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Hospital / Nursing and Midwifery Training Centre · TA Mlolo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41869&mlon=35.17175#map=17/-16.41869/35.17175) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station · Ngabu Urban 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.47003&mlon=34.87436#map=17/-16.47003/34.87436) 

Hotel Sinbako Lodge · TA Mbenje 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.57478&mlon=35.10743#map=17/-16.57478/35.10743) 

School Bangula Secondary School · TA Mbenje 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.60054&mlon=35.08513#map=17/-16.60054/35.08513) 

College Registrar's Office - Malawi Adventist University - Lakeview Campus · STA Masache 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56881&mlon=34.92179#map=17/-16.56881/34.92179) 

Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41912&mlon=35.17038#map=17/-16.41912/35.17038) 

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 Mbenje

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

- Hotels3
- Schools6

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 Nsanje District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mbenje?In Nsanje District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mbenje?Mwabvi Game Reserve, STA Masache, TA Mlolo, TA Ngowe and TA Tengani
- How many villages are in TA Mbenje?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Mbenje?Settlements lie between 45 m and 107 m
- What is the highest point in TA Mbenje?Chigoti Hill (171 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mbenje?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mbenje?Trinity Hospital / Nursing and Midwifery Training Centre, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mbenje?TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mbenje?MW31107 (OCHA common operational dataset)