# TA Changata Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# TA Changata

TA Changata is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **121.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 122km²
- 959 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Changata?

TA Changata lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [STA Mbawela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-mbawela/), [TA Kapichi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kapichi/), [TA Kwethemule](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kwethemule/), [TA Makhwira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-makhwira/), [TA Mlolo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mlolo/), [TA Nchilamwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nchilamwela/) and [TA Nsabwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nsabwe/). By area it is the 214th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.3% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Changata is about 290 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 -16.2334° N, 35.1327° 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 Changata

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in TA Changata.

- Molete

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 Changata

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Chisiyo
- Dimbanimania
- Milole wa Munda
- Mindime
- Mirango

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Mikulungu · 862 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Cholomwani Forest Reserve

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 Changata and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Thyolo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). 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 October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 309 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 171 

Apr 22 52 

May 21 20 

Jun 20 19 

Jul 19 33 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 25 10 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 28 84 

Dec 26 230 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Changata

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Malamulo Hospital, Malawi · TA Kwethemule 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17147&mlon=35.10985#map=17/-16.17147/35.10985) 

Bank National Bank · TA Lundu 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26672&mlon=34.87310#map=17/-16.26672/34.87310) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Thyolo Boma 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06580&mlon=35.14820#map=17/-16.06580/35.14820) 

Hotel Zelewe Forest Lodge · TA Mlolo 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.38529&mlon=35.14618#map=17/-16.38529/35.14618) 

School Mthonda Catholic School · TA Makhwira 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27040&mlon=35.05810#map=17/-16.27040/35.05810) 

College Malamulo College of Health Sciences · TA Kwethemule 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17205&mlon=35.10847#map=17/-16.17205/35.10847) 

Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 21 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.

## Other traditional authorities in Thyolo District

- Luchenza Town
- STA Boyidi
- STA Mbawela
- STA Thukuta
- TA Bvumbwe
- 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 Changata?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Changata?STA Mbawela, TA Kapichi, TA Kwethemule, TA Makhwira, TA Mlolo, TA Nchilamwela and TA Nsabwe
- How many villages are in TA Changata?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Changata?Mikulungu (862 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Changata?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Changata?Malamulo Hospital, Malawi, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Changata?National Bank, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Changata?TotalEnergies, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Changata?MW30704 (OCHA common operational dataset)