# TA Thomas Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# TA Thomas

TA Thomas is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **112.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 112km²
- 1,014 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Thomas?

TA Thomas 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 Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Maseya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/), [TA Mphuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-mphuka/) and [TA Somba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/). By area it is the 224th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.7% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of TA Thomas is about 261 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 19 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -16.0200° N, 34.9650° 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 Thomas

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in TA Thomas.

- Chikhabado
- Manjolo

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 Thomas

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mwuone

### Estates

1 estate.

- Nkami

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 Thomas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Thyolo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 180 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 309 

Feb 23 223 

Mar 23 171 

Apr 21 52 

May 20 20 

Jun 19 19 

Jul 18 33 

Aug 21 8 

Sep 24 10 

Oct 27 16 

Nov 27 84 

Dec 25 230 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Thomas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Makandi Tea Estate Health Centre · TA Bvumbwe 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00072&mlon=35.06512#map=17/-16.00072/35.06512) 

Bank Nedbank · Limbe Central Ward 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81585&mlon=35.05985#map=17/-15.81585/35.05985) 

ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81777&mlon=34.99648#map=17/-15.81777/34.99648) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station · TA Mlilima 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03580&mlon=34.85321#map=17/-16.03580/34.85321) 

Hotel Fisherman's Rest · TA Somba 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.93551&mlon=34.92706#map=17/-15.93551/34.92706) 

Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) 

School Madziabango · TA Somba 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.96669&mlon=34.90944#map=17/-15.96669/34.90944) 

College DAPP Amalika TTC · TA Bvumbwe 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.98222&mlon=35.02161#map=17/-15.98222/35.02161) 

Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 11 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.

## 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 Nsabwe
- Thyolo Boma

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Thomas?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Thomas?TA Bvumbwe, TA Maseya, TA Mphuka and TA Somba
- How many villages are in TA Thomas?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit TA Thomas?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Thomas?Makandi Tea Estate Health Centre, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Thomas?Nedbank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Thomas?Standard Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Thomas?TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Thomas?MW30711 (OCHA common operational dataset)