# TA Chimaliro Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# TA Chimaliro

TA Chimaliro is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **95.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 95.2km²
- 6mapped services
- 917 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Chimaliro?

TA Chimaliro lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Boyidi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-boyidi/), [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Ngolongoliwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-ngolongoliwa/) and [TA Nkalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nkalo/). By area it is the 236th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.7% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Chimaliro is about 267 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 16 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -15.9361° N, 35.2063° 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 Chimaliro

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

- Mikolongwe
- Muonekera
- Nansadi

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 Chimaliro

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Chilangala
- Chimpaya
- Chimvuu River
- Chisoka
- Luatala
- Namikoko
- Nansadi
- Nanyali
- Telelani

### Hills and mountains

6 hills; 1 mountain.

- Chingasi Hill · 1,148 m
- Khomoni · 987 m
- Nanjoti · 929 m
- Namatuni · 870 m
- Chisoka · 830 m
- Ndata · 798 m
- Makandi · 773 m

### Estates

7 estates.

- Kamponji
- Makandi
- Mikolongwe
- Nchefu
- Ndata
- Ntimabe
- Pangala

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 Chimaliro 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 Chimaliro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chisoka Health Center · TA Chimaliro 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.94173&mlon=35.20893#map=17/-15.94173/35.20893) 

Bank banks · TA Likoswe 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82566&mlon=35.20040#map=17/-15.82566/35.20040) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump Petroda · Luchenza Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00587&mlon=35.31145#map=17/-16.00587/35.31145) 

Hotel Palm Valley Lodge · TA Bvumbwe 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.90151&mlon=35.07298#map=17/-15.90151/35.07298) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Goliati Primary School · TA Chimaliro 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.93574&mlon=35.19713#map=17/-15.93574/35.19713) 

College Malawi University of Science and Technology · TA Chimaliro 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.90197&mlon=35.21683#map=17/-15.90197/35.21683) 

Police station PIM Police Office · STA Onga 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.75779&mlon=35.19086#map=17/-15.75779/35.19086) 

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 Chimaliro

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

- Hospitals3
- Schools2
- 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 Bvumbwe
- TA Changata
- TA Kapichi
- TA Kwethemule
- TA Mphuka
- TA Nanseta
- TA Nchilamwela
- TA Ngolongoliwa
- TA Nsabwe
- TA Thomas
- Thyolo Boma

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Chimaliro?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Chimaliro?STA Boyidi, TA Bvumbwe, TA Ngolongoliwa and TA Nkalo
- How many villages are in TA Chimaliro?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Chimaliro?Chingasi Hill (1,148 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Chimaliro?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Chimaliro?Chisoka Health Center, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Chimaliro?banks, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Chimaliro?NBS Bank, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Chimaliro?Petroda, about 14 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Chimaliro?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Chimaliro?MW30709 (OCHA common operational dataset)