# TA Kwethemule Traditional authority, Thyolo District

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# TA Kwethemule

TA Kwethemule is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **149.3 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 149km²
- 2mapped services
- 861 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Kwethemule?

TA Kwethemule 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: [TA Changata](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-changata/), [TA Makhwira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-makhwira/), [TA Mphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-mphuka/) and [TA Nchilamwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nchilamwela/). By area it is the 190th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.0% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Kwethemule is about 283 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 13 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -16.1785° N, 35.0888° 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 Kwethemule

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kwethemule. Settlements here lie between about 834 m and 903 m above sea level (median 861 m).

- Chingazi
- Kasembereka
- Makwasa
- Mangwalala
- Mwalaphanda
- Namireno
- Ntambanyama

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 Kwethemule

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Chemave
- Machepere
- Natanda

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cholomwani · 898 m

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 Kwethemule 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 Kwethemule

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Malamulo Hospital, Malawi · TA Kwethemule 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17147&mlon=35.10985#map=17/-16.17147/35.10985) 

Bank National Bank · TA Lundu 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26672&mlon=34.87310#map=17/-16.26672/34.87310) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Thyolo Boma 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06580&mlon=35.14820#map=17/-16.06580/35.14820) 

Hotel Huntingdon House · TA Mphuka 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.08138&mlon=35.08040#map=17/-16.08138/35.08040) 

School Bodza Catholic School · TA Makhwira 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.20424&mlon=35.01797#map=17/-16.20424/35.01797) 

College Malamulo College of Health Sciences · TA Kwethemule 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17205&mlon=35.10847#map=17/-16.17205/35.10847) 

Police station Nchalo Police Station · TA Lundu 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25879&mlon=34.86696#map=17/-16.25879/34.86696) 

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 Kwethemule

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

- Hospitals1
- 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 Chimaliro
- TA Kapichi
- TA Mphuka
- TA Nanseta
- TA Nchilamwela
- TA Ngolongoliwa
- TA Nsabwe
- TA Thomas
- Thyolo Boma

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Kwethemule?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Kwethemule?TA Changata, TA Makhwira, TA Mphuka and TA Nchilamwela
- How many villages are in TA Kwethemule?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Kwethemule?Settlements lie between 834 m and 903 m
- What is the highest point in TA Kwethemule?Cholomwani (898 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Kwethemule?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kwethemule?Malamulo Hospital, Malawi, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Kwethemule?National Bank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kwethemule?TotalEnergies, about 14 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Kwethemule?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Kwethemule?MW30706 (OCHA common operational dataset)