# TA Nkhulambe Traditional authority, Phalombe District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-nkhulambe/ Traditional authority · Phalombe District # TA Nkhulambe TA Nkhulambe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Phalombe District, Southern Region. It covers **86.8 km²**. 82 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 86.8km² - 727 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Nkhulambe? TA Nkhulambe lies in [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [Mulanje Mountain Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/mulanje-mountain-reserve/), [TA Laston Njema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-laston-njema/), [TA Mkhumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-mkhumba/) and [TA Nazombe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-nazombe/). By area it is the 242nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.0% of [Phalombe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/). The centre of TA Nkhulambe is about 300 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 15 km from Phalombe, the main town of Phalombe District. The centre point is at -15.8676° N, 35.7726° 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 Nkhulambe Open gazetteers list **82 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nkhulambe. Settlements here lie between about 682 m and 752 m above sea level (median 727 m). - Bandawe - Degadega - Guziwa A - Gwirima - James - Kambalame - Kapura - Katemera - Khumamuwe - Kubwalo - Likangala - Likhura - Likhura A - Likhura B - Likhuza - Liphava - Luwaniwa - Machemba - Madukano - Magambe - Makatha - Malope - Manyamba - Mapondo - Matope - Mavikhuwa - Mawira - Mberenga - Mbilimuno - Mchenga - Mjojo - Mkwela - Mmora - Mudeni - Mugawanya - Muhanya - Mukitha - Mukwiyo - Mulaviwa - Mulelemba - Mulera - Murikere - Muruwesi - Musherima - Mutanga - Mwaliwa - Mwalura - Mwanamunu - Nachima A - Nachuma - Nagoli - Nakoma - Nakonaka - Naliya - Namahiya - Namaja - Namata - Nambiri - Nampinga - Nchenga - Ndunya - Njovu - Nkhulambe 1 - Nkhulambe 2 - Nkhulambe A - Nkulambe - Nomanda - Norupo - Nsiyankhuni - Ntalava - Nthita - Pensulo - Petro Mmora - Phikilisa - Phweremwe - Ruwaniwa - Standi - Sumbeya - Thuthuwa - Tuthuwa - Wowo - Yohane 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 Nkhulambe Named natural and historic features inside TA Nkhulambe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Berenje - Likwalangwangwa - Nannpepo - Nasinga - Nathaka - Sakanena 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 Nkhulambe 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 Nkhulambe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Migowi Hospital Center · TA Kaduya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71791&mlon=35.68749#map=17/-15.71791/35.68749) Bank National Bank Mulanje · Mulanje Boma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02534&mlon=35.50391#map=17/-16.02534/35.50391) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Muloza Service Station · TA Laston Njema 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.07467&mlon=35.70991#map=17/-16.07467/35.70991) Hotel Khamurowe Guest House · Phalombe Boma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80398&mlon=35.64889#map=17/-15.80398/35.64889) School 829 nambiti ps · TA Nazombe 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80507&mlon=35.76408#map=17/-15.80507/35.76408) College Mulanje Mission College Of Nursing & Midwifery · Mulanje Boma 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02688&mlon=35.50730#map=17/-16.02688/35.50730) Police station Muloza police station · TA Laston Njema 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.07889&mlon=35.73516#map=17/-16.07889/35.73516) 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 Phalombe District - Phalombe Boma - TA Chiwalo - TA Jenala - TA Kaduya - TA Mkhumba - TA Nazombe ## Quick answers - Where is TA Nkhulambe?In Phalombe District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Nkhulambe?Mulanje Mountain Reserve, TA Laston Njema, TA Mkhumba and TA Nazombe - How many villages are in TA Nkhulambe?82 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Nkhulambe?Settlements lie between 682 m and 752 m - What is the best time to visit TA Nkhulambe?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nkhulambe?Migowi Hospital Center, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Nkhulambe?National Bank Mulanje, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nkhulambe?TotalEnergies Muloza Service Station, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Nkhulambe?MW30904 (OCHA common operational dataset)