# TA Nanseta Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nanseta/ Traditional authority · Thyolo District # TA Nanseta TA Nanseta is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **53.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.3km² - 1mapped services - 723 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Nanseta? TA Nanseta 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: [Luchenza Town](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/luchenza-town/), [TA Kapichi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kapichi/), [TA Nchilamwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nchilamwela/), [TA Ngolongoliwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-ngolongoliwa/), [TA Nkalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nkalo/) and [TA Nthiramanja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-nthiramanja/). By area it is the 270th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.2% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Nanseta is about 277 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 -16.0189° N, 35.2514° 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 Nanseta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nanseta. - Makande - Mangunda 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 Nanseta Named natural and historic features inside TA Nanseta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Namadzi River - Ngulula 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 Nanseta 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 Nanseta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mangunda Health Centre · TA Nanseta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02868&mlon=35.26122#map=17/-16.02868/35.26122) Bank Standard Bank · Luchenza Town 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01616&mlon=35.29986#map=17/-16.01616/35.29986) ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) Petrol pump Petroda · Luchenza Town 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00587&mlon=35.31145#map=17/-16.00587/35.31145) Hotel The Thyolo House · TA Nchilamwela 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02968&mlon=35.10425#map=17/-16.02968/35.10425) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Thyolo Secondary school · TA Ngolongoliwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00741&mlon=35.22516#map=17/-16.00741/35.22516) College Malawi University of Science and Technology · TA Chimaliro 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.90197&mlon=35.21683#map=17/-15.90197/35.21683) Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02656&mlon=35.50372#map=17/-16.02656/35.50372) 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 Nanseta Places mapped inside TA Nanseta in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Mphuka - TA Nchilamwela - TA Ngolongoliwa - TA Nsabwe - TA Thomas - Thyolo Boma ## Quick answers - Where is TA Nanseta?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Nanseta?Luchenza Town, TA Kapichi, TA Nchilamwela, TA Ngolongoliwa, TA Nkalo and TA Nthiramanja - How many villages are in TA Nanseta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit TA Nanseta?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nanseta?Mangunda Health Centre, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Nanseta?Standard Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Nanseta?NBS Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nanseta?Petroda, about 6.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in TA Nanseta?1 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Nanseta?MW30712 (OCHA common operational dataset)