# TA Mbiza Traditional authority, Zomba District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Zomba District 

# TA Mbiza

TA Mbiza is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba District, Southern Region. It covers **213.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 214km²
- 1mapped services
- 831 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mbiza?

TA Mbiza lies in [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [STA Ngwelero](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-ngwelero/), [STA Ntholowa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-ntholowa/), [STA Sandareki](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-sandareki/), [TA Chikowi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-chikowi/) and [TA Juma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-juma/). By area it is the 147th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 9.5% of [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/). The centre of TA Mbiza is about 248 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.5998° N, 35.3589° 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 Mbiza

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

- Mbisa
- Mtaja
- Muruma Settlement

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 Mbiza

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Mkosa
- Mwanje River
- Utwe

### Hills and mountains

4 hills; 3 mountains.

- Michereni · 938 m
- Chikomwe · 902 m
- Little Michereni · 894 m
- Khuluvi · 880 m
- Matiya · 861 m
- Piri La Fisi · 823 m
- Limanjaro · 820 m

### Estates

5 estates.

- Chanda
- Chimwalira
- Luana
- Lundu
- Matiti

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 Mbiza 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 Mbiza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mwembere · TA Mbiza 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.53640&mlon=35.39088#map=17/-15.53640/35.39088) 

Bank Colden Forex Bureau · Zomba Central Ward 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.31561#map=17/-15.38710/35.31561) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station · TA Mpama 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70905&mlon=35.17758#map=17/-15.70905/35.17758) 

Hotel Hill Springs Lodge · TA Mlumbe 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44167&mlon=35.28603#map=17/-15.44167/35.28603) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Ulumba Primary School (CCAP) · TA Chikowi 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48289&mlon=35.33572#map=17/-15.48289/35.33572) 

College Nasawa technical college · STA Ntholowa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60285&mlon=35.26066#map=17/-15.60285/35.26066) 

Police station Malaŵi Police College · Zomba Central Ward 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39064&mlon=35.32570#map=17/-15.39064/35.32570) 

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 Mbiza

Places mapped inside TA Mbiza 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 Kuntumanji
- TA Malemia
- TA Mkumbira
- TA Mlumbe
- TA Mwambo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mbiza?In Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Mbiza?STA Ngwelero, STA Ntholowa, STA Sandareki, TA Chikowi and TA Juma
- How many villages are in TA Mbiza?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Mbiza?Michereni (938 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mbiza?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mbiza?Mwembere, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mbiza?Colden Forex Bureau, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mbiza?TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station, about 23 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in TA Mbiza?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of TA Mbiza?MW30305 (OCHA common operational dataset)