# TA Mphuka Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-mphuka/ Traditional authority · Thyolo District # TA Mphuka TA Mphuka is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **155.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 155km² - 2mapped services ## Where is TA Mphuka? TA Mphuka lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Kwethemule](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kwethemule/), [TA Makhwira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-makhwira/), [TA Maseya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/), [TA Nchilamwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nchilamwela/) and [TA Thomas](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-thomas/). By area it is the 184th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.3% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Mphuka is about 272 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 -16.1072° N, 35.0096° 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 Mphuka Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in TA Mphuka. - Didi 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 Mphuka Named natural and historic features inside TA Mphuka, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Binini ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cholo Mountain · 1,217 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Cholo Mountain 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 Mphuka 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 Mphuka Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Malamulo Hospital, Malawi · TA Kwethemule 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17147&mlon=35.10985#map=17/-16.17147/35.10985) Bank SUCOMA SACCO · TA Lundu 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26597&mlon=34.87247#map=17/-16.26597/34.87247) ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81777&mlon=34.99648#map=17/-15.81777/34.99648) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thunga Service Station · STA Boyidi 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99002&mlon=35.07944#map=17/-15.99002/35.07944) Hotel Chawani Bungalow · TA Mphuka 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.07648&mlon=35.06425#map=17/-16.07648/35.06425) Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) School Phimbi Primary School · TA Makhwira 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.16150&mlon=34.97741#map=17/-16.16150/34.97741) College Teacher Development Center · TA Makhwira 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.20389&mlon=35.01841#map=17/-16.20389/35.01841) Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 22 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 Mphuka Places mapped inside TA Mphuka in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Kwethemule - TA Nanseta - TA Nchilamwela - TA Ngolongoliwa - TA Nsabwe - TA Thomas - Thyolo Boma ## Quick answers - Where is TA Mphuka?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Mphuka?TA Bvumbwe, TA Kwethemule, TA Makhwira, TA Maseya, TA Nchilamwela and TA Thomas - How many villages are in TA Mphuka?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in TA Mphuka?Cholo Mountain (1,217 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Mphuka?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mphuka?Malamulo Hospital, Malawi, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Mphuka?SUCOMA SACCO, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Mphuka?Standard Bank, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mphuka?TotalEnergies Thunga Service Station, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of TA Mphuka?MW30705 (OCHA common operational dataset)