# TA Kuntumanji Traditional authority, Zomba District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-kuntumanji/ Traditional authority · Zomba District # TA Kuntumanji TA Kuntumanji is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba District, Southern Region. It covers **114.7 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 115km² - 1mapped services - 684 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Kuntumanji? TA Kuntumanji lies in [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [STA Nkagula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-nkagula/), [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/) and [TA Mposa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mposa/). By area it is the 222nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.1% of [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/). The centre of TA Kuntumanji is about 233 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.2758° N, 35.4789° 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 Kuntumanji Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in TA Kuntumanji. Settlements here lie between about 635 m and 724 m above sea level (median 684 m). - Bimbi - Chilambe - Cipwere - Kapichi - Kumtumanji - Likongaji - Maonda - Matuta - Mbwana - Mpalawere - Mphuhuwa - Namadingo - Namalindi - Namasalima - Nambera - Namwere - Ntonda - Nyamwelo - Nyundo 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 Kuntumanji Named natural and historic features inside TA Kuntumanji, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Domasi River - Makungulu River - Msakasaka - Songani River ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Songani Hill · 646 m 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 Kuntumanji and the best time to visit Using the climate of Zomba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (343 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 - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 343 Feb 24 227 Mar 23 189 Apr 22 60 May 20 18 Jun 19 16 Jul 18 28 Aug 20 8 Sep 24 8 Oct 27 17 Nov 27 94 Dec 25 238 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Kuntumanji Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bimbi Health Centre · TA Kuntumanji 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.30888&mlon=35.47956#map=17/-15.30888/35.47956) Bank NBS bank of malawi · Masongola Ward 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38331&mlon=35.32066#map=17/-15.38331/35.32066) Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) Hotel PaJokala · TA Malemia 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.34265&mlon=35.38948#map=17/-15.34265/35.38948) School Domasi Mission Secondary School · TA Malemia 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.28741&mlon=35.39478#map=17/-15.28741/35.39478) College Domasi Teachers Training College · TA Malemia 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.27859&mlon=35.39078#map=17/-15.27859/35.39078) Police station Domaso Police Post · TA Malemia 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.27713&mlon=35.38530#map=17/-15.27713/35.38530) 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 Kuntumanji Places mapped inside TA Kuntumanji 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 Zomba District - STA Ngwelero - STA Nkagula - STA Nkapita - STA Ntholowa - TA Chikowi - TA Malemia - TA Mbiza - TA Mkumbira - TA Mlumbe - TA Mwambo ## Quick answers - Where is TA Kuntumanji?In Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Kuntumanji?STA Nkagula, TA Malemia and TA Mposa - How many villages are in TA Kuntumanji?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Kuntumanji?Settlements lie between 635 m and 724 m - What is the highest point in TA Kuntumanji?Songani Hill (646 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Kuntumanji?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Kuntumanji?Bimbi Health Centre, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Kuntumanji?NBS bank of malawi, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Kuntumanji?Meru, about 19 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in TA Kuntumanji?1 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Kuntumanji?MW30301 (OCHA common operational dataset)