# TA Nsabwe Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# TA Nsabwe

TA Nsabwe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **116.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 117km²
- 733 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Nsabwe?

TA Nsabwe 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 Mbawela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-mbawela/), [STA Thukuta](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-thukuta/), [TA Changata](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-changata/) and [TA Mlolo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mlolo/). By area it is the 219th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.0% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Nsabwe is about 303 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 29 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -16.3122° N, 35.2215° 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 Nsabwe

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nsabwe.

- Chipwanje
- Kadzuwa
- Mphande
- Mtayambizi
- Nsabwe
- Ntayambizi
- Thekerani

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 Nsabwe

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

### Water

19 rivers and streams.

- Chapansaru
- Chimbwi
- Chimilamba
- Chipeta
- Chizambala
- Lisule
- Lisule Wamkuru
- Lisule Wang’ono
- Mabvula
- Macherani
- Machesa
- Madulankhani
- Mikundi
- Milole
- Mponda
- Namalele
- Nangowa
- Nanyulu
- Senjere

### Hills and mountains

2 hills; 1 mountain.

- Chikumba Hill · 649 m
- Nankhongole · 624 m
- Minkwe · 557 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Kalula Hills Forest Reserve

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Tekerani Station

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 Nsabwe 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 Nsabwe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Hospital / Nursing and Midwifery Training Centre · TA Mlolo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41869&mlon=35.17175#map=17/-16.41869/35.17175) 

Bank Standard Bank · Luchenza Town 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01616&mlon=35.29986#map=17/-16.01616/35.29986) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Thyolo Boma 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06580&mlon=35.14820#map=17/-16.06580/35.14820) 

Hotel Zelewe Forest Lodge · TA Mlolo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.38529&mlon=35.14618#map=17/-16.38529/35.14618) 

School Kalulu Full Primary School · TA Mlolo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.37055&mlon=35.12655#map=17/-16.37055/35.12655) 

College Malamulo College of Health Sciences · TA Kwethemule 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17205&mlon=35.10847#map=17/-16.17205/35.10847) 

Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41912&mlon=35.17038#map=17/-16.41912/35.17038) 

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.

## 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 Nchilamwela
- TA Ngolongoliwa
- TA Thomas
- Thyolo Boma

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nsabwe?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nsabwe?STA Mbawela, STA Thukuta, TA Changata and TA Mlolo
- How many villages are in TA Nsabwe?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Nsabwe?Chikumba Hill (649 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nsabwe?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nsabwe?Trinity Hospital / Nursing and Midwifery Training Centre, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Nsabwe?Standard Bank, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nsabwe?TotalEnergies, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Nsabwe?MW30701 (OCHA common operational dataset)