# TA Jenala Traditional authority, Phalombe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-jenala/ Traditional authority · Phalombe District # TA Jenala TA Jenala is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Phalombe District, Southern Region. It covers **289.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 289km² - 1mapped services - 640 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Jenala? TA Jenala lies in [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [STA Ngwelero](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-ngwelero/), [TA Chiwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-chiwalo/), [TA Juma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-juma/), [TA Kaduya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-kaduya/), [TA Mkhumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-mkhumba/) and [TA Mwambo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mwambo/). By area it is the 109th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 23.3% of [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/). The centre of TA Jenala is about 267 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 25 km from Phalombe, the main town of Phalombe District. The centre point is at -15.5837° N, 35.6213° 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 Jenala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in TA Jenala. - Chawesa - Chigukumile Trading Center - Maluwa - Mwanga 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 Jenala Named natural and historic features inside TA Jenala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Chitumbwi - Khongoloni - Noji ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 4 hills. - Mikongoni Hill · 928 m - Chisugulu Hill · 770 m - Sanje · 754 m - Mianga Hill · 744 m - Mitekete Hill · 738 m - Lemani · 685 m - Ngozi · 674 m - Sanje Hill · 667 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 Jenala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Phalombe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (343 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 24 343 Feb 24 227 Mar 23 189 Apr 22 60 May 20 18 Jun 19 16 Jul 18 28 Aug 20 8 Sep 24 8 Oct 27 17 Nov 27 94 Dec 25 238 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Jenala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Malambwe · TA Jenala 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.49991&mlon=35.63105#map=17/-15.49991/35.63105) Bank National Bank · Zomba Central Ward 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38402&mlon=35.32083#map=17/-15.38402/35.32083) Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) Hotel Ruffaro Lodge · Phalombe Boma 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80000&mlon=35.65000#map=17/-15.80000/35.65000) School Matawa · TA Kaduya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.66806&mlon=35.72438#map=17/-15.66806/35.72438) College Thondwe School of Business and Community Development. · TA Mwambo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.50000&mlon=35.45000#map=17/-15.50000/35.45000) Police station Malaŵi Police College · Zomba Central Ward 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39064&mlon=35.32570#map=17/-15.39064/35.32570) 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 Jenala Places mapped inside TA Jenala in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Phalombe District - Phalombe Boma - TA Chiwalo - TA Kaduya - TA Mkhumba - TA Nazombe - TA Nkhulambe ## Quick answers - Where is TA Jenala?In Phalombe District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Jenala?STA Ngwelero, TA Chiwalo, TA Juma, TA Kaduya, TA Mkhumba and TA Mwambo - How many villages are in TA Jenala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in TA Jenala?Mikongoni Hill (928 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Jenala?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Jenala?Malambwe, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Jenala?National Bank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Jenala?Meru, about 38 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in TA Jenala?1 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Jenala?MW30905 (OCHA common operational dataset)