# Luchenza Town Traditional authority, Thyolo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/luchenza-town/ Traditional authority · Thyolo District # Luchenza Town Luchenza Town is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **10.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.2km² - 3mapped services - 682 mtypical elevation ## Where is Luchenza Town? Luchenza Town lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Nanseta](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nanseta/), [TA Nkalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nkalo/) and [TA Nthiramanja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-nthiramanja/). By area it is the 337th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.6% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of Luchenza Town is about 279 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 18 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -16.0069° N, 35.3011° 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 Luchenza Town Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Luchenza Town. The largest with a recorded population: Luchenza (14,211). - Chonde - Folati - Luchenza 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 Luchenza Town Named natural and historic features inside Luchenza Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Luchenza River 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 Luchenza Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Thyolo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 152 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,176 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (309 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 26 309 Feb 25 223 Mar 25 171 Apr 23 52 May 22 20 Jun 21 19 Jul 20 33 Aug 23 8 Sep 26 10 Oct 29 16 Nov 29 84 Dec 27 230 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Luchenza Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mangunda Health Centre · TA Nanseta 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02868&mlon=35.26122#map=17/-16.02868/35.26122) Bank Standard Bank · Luchenza Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01616&mlon=35.29986#map=17/-16.01616/35.29986) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump Petroda · Luchenza Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00587&mlon=35.31145#map=17/-16.00587/35.31145) Hotel Nalipiri Eco Resort · Mulanje Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99719&mlon=35.48503#map=17/-15.99719/35.48503) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Green Malata - Childrens Training Village · TA Nthiramanja 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.98891&mlon=35.34502#map=17/-15.98891/35.34502) College Malawi University of Science and Technology · TA Chimaliro 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.90197&mlon=35.21683#map=17/-15.90197/35.21683) Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 22 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 Luchenza Town Places mapped inside Luchenza Town in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Restaurants1 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 Thyolo District - STA Boyidi - STA Mbawela - STA Thukuta - TA Bvumbwe - TA Changata - TA Chimaliro - TA Kapichi - TA Kwethemule - TA Mphuka - TA Nanseta - TA Nchilamwela - TA Ngolongoliwa - TA Nsabwe - TA Thomas - Thyolo Boma ## Quick answers - Where is Luchenza Town?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Luchenza Town?TA Nanseta, TA Nkalo and TA Nthiramanja - How many villages are in Luchenza Town?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Luchenza Town?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Luchenza Town?Mangunda Health Centre, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Luchenza Town?Standard Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Luchenza Town?NBS Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Luchenza Town?Petroda, about 1.1 km from the centre - How many banks are in Luchenza Town?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Luchenza Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Luchenza Town?MW30721 (OCHA common operational dataset)