# TA Mkumbira Traditional authority, Zomba District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Zomba District 

# TA Mkumbira

TA Mkumbira is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba District, Southern Region. It covers **20.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 20.3km²
- 629 mtypical elevation

## Where is TA Mkumbira?

TA Mkumbira lies in [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). By area it is the 304th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.9% of [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/). The centre of TA Mkumbira is about 249 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.3351° N, 35.6140° 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 Mkumbira

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mkumbira.

- Burnett
- Chinguyi
- Chisoni
- Lungazi

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).

## Weather in TA Mkumbira 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 Mkumbira

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital LIKANGALA Health Center · TA Mwambo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.42789&mlon=35.54392#map=17/-15.42789/35.54392) 

Bank National Bank of Malawi · Zomba Central Ward 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38396&mlon=35.32087#map=17/-15.38396/35.32087) 

Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) 

Hotel PaJokala · TA Malemia 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.34265&mlon=35.38948#map=17/-15.34265/35.38948) 

School Mitole Full Primary · TA Mwambo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.42799&mlon=35.56755#map=17/-15.42799/35.56755) 

College Domasi Teachers Training College · TA Malemia 25 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 25 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.

## Other traditional authorities in Zomba District

- STA Ngwelero
- STA Nkagula
- STA Nkapita
- STA Ntholowa
- TA Chikowi
- TA Kuntumanji
- TA Malemia
- TA Mbiza
- TA Mlumbe
- TA Mwambo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Mkumbira?In Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi
- How many villages are in TA Mkumbira?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit TA Mkumbira?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mkumbira?LIKANGALA Health Center, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Mkumbira?National Bank of Malawi, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mkumbira?Meru, about 30 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Mkumbira?MW30303 (OCHA common operational dataset)