# TA Nchilamwela Traditional authority, Thyolo District

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# TA Nchilamwela

TA Nchilamwela is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **181.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 181km²
- 2mapped services
- 960 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Nchilamwela?

TA Nchilamwela lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 9 other traditional authorities: [STA Boyidi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-boyidi/), [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Changata](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-changata/), [TA Kapichi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kapichi/), [TA Kwethemule](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kwethemule/), [TA Mphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-mphuka/), [TA Nanseta](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nanseta/), [TA Ngolongoliwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-ngolongoliwa/) and [Thyolo Boma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/thyolo-boma/). By area it is the 167th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.9% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Nchilamwela is about 279 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.9 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -16.0905° N, 35.1683° 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 Nchilamwela

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

- Blair
- Kabombe
- Pumula

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 Nchilamwela

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Chawani
- Kola
- Lipumula River
- Sikidzi

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Chingazi Hill · 763 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Satemwa Tea Estate

### Getting around

2 airfields.

- Conforzi
- Satemwa

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 Nchilamwela 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 Nchilamwela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Thyolo District Hospital · Thyolo Boma 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06867&mlon=35.14742#map=17/-16.06867/35.14742) 

Bank Standard Bank · Luchenza Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01616&mlon=35.29986#map=17/-16.01616/35.29986) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Thyolo Boma 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06580&mlon=35.14820#map=17/-16.06580/35.14820) 

Hotel Huntingdon House · TA Mphuka 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.08138&mlon=35.08040#map=17/-16.08138/35.08040) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Thyolo Secondary school · TA Ngolongoliwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00741&mlon=35.22516#map=17/-16.00741/35.22516) 

College Mitengo Technical College-MITEC · Thyolo Boma 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06670&mlon=35.13330#map=17/-16.06670/35.13330) 

Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 31 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 Nchilamwela

Places mapped inside TA Nchilamwela 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 Mphuka
- TA Nanseta
- TA Ngolongoliwa
- TA Nsabwe
- TA Thomas
- Thyolo Boma

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nchilamwela?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nchilamwela?STA Boyidi, TA Bvumbwe, TA Changata, TA Kapichi, TA Kwethemule, TA Mphuka, TA Nanseta, TA Ngolongoliwa and Thyolo Boma
- How many villages are in TA Nchilamwela?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Nchilamwela?Chingazi Hill (763 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nchilamwela?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nchilamwela?Thyolo District Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Nchilamwela?Standard Bank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Nchilamwela?NBS Bank, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nchilamwela?TotalEnergies, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Nchilamwela?MW30708 (OCHA common operational dataset)