# TA Bvumbwe Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# TA Bvumbwe

TA Bvumbwe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **207.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 208km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,146 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Bvumbwe?

TA Bvumbwe lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 11 other traditional authorities: [Chigumula Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre-city/chigumula-ward/), [STA Boyidi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-boyidi/), [TA Chimaliro](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-chimaliro/), [TA Kapeni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kapeni/), [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/), [TA Machinjiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-machinjiri/), [TA Mphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-mphuka/), [TA Nchilamwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nchilamwela/), [TA Nkalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nkalo/), [TA Somba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/) and [TA Thomas](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-thomas/). By area it is the 152nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.5% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Bvumbwe is about 260 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 15 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -15.9611° N, 35.0479° 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 Bvumbwe

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in TA Bvumbwe.

- Bvumbwe
- Chigumula
- Thunga

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 Bvumbwe

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

### Water

17 rivers and streams.

- Chimwenya
- Chinguluwe
- Chipanje
- Chisowanu
- Makamba
- Mambala
- Mayera
- Mimlasi
- Namidontho
- Namoleche
- Nampinda
- Namtembo
- Nanjedza
- Nanjoko
- Naziwale
- Nkuluza
- Nsanje

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Mikolongwe Hill · 1,165 m

### Estates

21 estates.

- Chimwenya
- Chinguluwe
- Chirambwe
- Chisunga
- Gaymead
- Kakuti
- Kambiri
- Kwenengwe
- Mbawa
- Mountainview
- Mpezo
- Msiwika
- Namitambo
- Nansadi
- Nansonsi
- Nantipwili
- Napiyo
- Nsanje
- Ntali
- Ntundama
- Wambala

### Getting around

1 airfield; 1 railway station.

- Nansadi Station
- Thuaga

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 Bvumbwe and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Thyolo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 312 m higher 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 November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 309 

Feb 22 223 

Mar 22 171 

Apr 20 52 

May 19 20 

Jun 18 19 

Jul 17 33 

Aug 20 8 

Sep 23 10 

Oct 26 16 

Nov 26 84 

Dec 24 230 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Bvumbwe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Makungwa Health Centre · TA Bvumbwe 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.93949&mlon=35.02665#map=17/-15.93949/35.02665) 

Bank Nedbank · Limbe Central Ward 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81585&mlon=35.05985#map=17/-15.81585/35.05985) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thunga Service Station · STA Boyidi 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99002&mlon=35.07944#map=17/-15.99002/35.07944) 

Hotel Game Haven Lodge · TA Bvumbwe 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.92838&mlon=35.05346#map=17/-15.92838/35.05346) 

Mall Chichiri Mall · Limbe Central Ward 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80427&mlon=35.04351#map=17/-15.80427/35.04351) 

School Thanthwe Mission Primary School · TA Kapeni 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.91029&mlon=35.05190#map=17/-15.91029/35.05190) 

College DAPP Amalika TTC · TA Bvumbwe 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.98222&mlon=35.02161#map=17/-15.98222/35.02161) 

Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.92509&mlon=34.93438#map=17/-15.92509/34.93438) 

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 Bvumbwe

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

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Colleges and universities1

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

- Luchenza Town
- STA Boyidi
- STA Mbawela
- STA Thukuta
- 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 TA Bvumbwe?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Bvumbwe?Chigumula Ward, STA Boyidi, TA Chimaliro, TA Kapeni, TA Likoswe, TA Machinjiri, TA Mphuka, TA Nchilamwela, TA Nkalo, TA Somba and TA Thomas
- How many villages are in TA Bvumbwe?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Bvumbwe?Mikolongwe Hill (1,165 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Bvumbwe?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Bvumbwe?Makungwa Health Centre, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Bvumbwe?Nedbank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Bvumbwe?NBS Bank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Bvumbwe?TotalEnergies Thunga Service Station, about 4.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Bvumbwe?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in TA Bvumbwe?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Bvumbwe?MW30710 (OCHA common operational dataset)