# TA Malemia Traditional authority, Zomba District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/

Traditional authority · Zomba District 

# TA Malemia

TA Malemia is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba District, Southern Region. It covers **291.9 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 292km²
- 8mapped services
- 794 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Malemia?

TA Malemia lies in [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 10 other traditional authorities: [Chinamwali Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/chinamwali-ward/), [Masongola Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/masongola-ward/), [Mtiya Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba-city/mtiya-ward/), [STA Nkagula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-nkagula/), [STA Nkapita](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-nkapita/), [TA Chamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chamba/), [TA Kuntumanji](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-kuntumanji/), [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/), [TA Mposa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-mposa/) and [TA Nkula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nkula/). By area it is the 108th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 13.0% of [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/). The centre of TA Malemia is about 222 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.2867° N, 35.3407° 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 Malemia

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in TA Malemia. Settlements here lie between about 691 m and 1,696 m above sea level (median 794 m).

- Chilimba
- Cilasanje
- Domasi
- Forestry Housing
- Forestry Village
- Kanache
- Kapyepye
- Kasonga
- Khaziko
- Kumbawa
- Likonde
- Machinjiri
- Malemia
- Malika
- Malonga
- Malosa
- Mdumu
- Mkusagombe
- Mpanda
- Mponda
- Mpukhuwa
- Msangeni
- Mseula
- Mtanga
- Mtima
- Mtwice
- Mtwisi
- Napwanda
- Ntamba
- Nyamuna
- Nyani
- Onga
- Samuel
- Songani
- Sululu
- Tabu

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 Malemia

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Lifani
- Mapolo
- Mulunguzi Dam

### Hills and mountains

5 peaks; 3 mountains.

- Zomba · 2,053 m
- Nowimbe · 2,051 m
- Malosa Mountain · 1,979 m
- Chifundi · 1,719 m
- Mlunguzi · 1,710 m
- Malosa · 1,599 m
- Zomba Mountain · 1,438 m
- Tisani Hill · 1,372 m

### Forests and nature

2 forest reserves.

- Malosa Forest Reserve
- Zomba Forest Reserve

### Estates

1 estate.

- Likwenu

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 Malemia 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 Malemia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Domasi College Clinic · TA Malemia 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.27731&mlon=35.39406#map=17/-15.27731/35.39406) 

Bank NBS bank of malawi · Masongola Ward 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38331&mlon=35.32066#map=17/-15.38331/35.32066) 

Petrol pump Lake Road Filling Station · Chirunga Ward 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.37964&mlon=35.32930#map=17/-15.37964/35.32930) 

Hotel PaJokala · TA Malemia 8.1 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 5.8 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 5.5 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 4.9 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 Malemia

Places mapped inside TA Malemia in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Hotels3
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Police stations1

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 Kuntumanji
- TA Mbiza
- TA Mkumbira
- TA Mlumbe
- TA Mwambo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Malemia?In Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Malemia?Chinamwali Ward, Masongola Ward, Mtiya Ward, STA Nkagula, STA Nkapita, TA Chamba, TA Kuntumanji, TA Mlumbe, TA Mposa and TA Nkula
- How many villages are in TA Malemia?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of TA Malemia?Settlements lie between 691 m and 1,696 m
- What is the highest point in TA Malemia?Zomba (2,053 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Malemia?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Malemia?Domasi College Clinic, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Malemia?NBS bank of malawi, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Malemia?Lake Road Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Malemia?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Malemia?MW30306 (OCHA common operational dataset)