# STA Chaima Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-chaima/

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Chaima

STA Chaima is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **213.3 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 213km²
- 1,079 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Chaima?

STA Chaima lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Chidzuma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chidzuma/), [TA Dambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-dambe/) and [TA Santhe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-santhe/). By area it is the 149th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.7% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Chaima is about 87 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 51 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.4111° N, 33.2203° 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 STA Chaima

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in STA Chaima. Settlements here lie between about 1,051 m and 1,122 m above sea level (median 1,079 m).

- Bowa
- Chatanga
- Chavula
- Chikande
- Chisinga
- Guma
- Kalimila
- Kaomba
- Kapanda
- Kapwata
- Kaundama
- Longwe
- Ndowela
- Nyaza
- Rusa

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 STA Chaima

Named natural and historic features inside STA Chaima, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Mbwabwa Hill · 1,181 m
- Chuni · 1,137 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 STA Chaima and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kasungu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (287 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 22 287 

Feb 22 213 

Mar 22 176 

Apr 20 54 

May 19 10 

Jun 17 2 

Jul 17 2 

Aug 19 2 

Sep 22 3 

Oct 25 11 

Nov 25 64 

Dec 23 240 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Chaima

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kawamba Health Center · TA Kawamba 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.33239&mlon=33.41050#map=17/-13.33239/33.41050) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mkanda Service Station · TA Mkanda 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.52482&mlon=32.95604#map=17/-13.52482/32.95604) 

School Santhe Secondary school Campus · TA Santhe 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.46516&mlon=33.38501#map=17/-13.46516/33.38501) 

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 Kasungu District

- Kasungu Boma
- Kasungu National Park
- STA Chambwe
- STA Chisikwa
- STA Chisinga
- STA Kapichira
- STA M'nyanja
- STA Mangwazu
- STA Mawawa
- STA Mdunga
- STA Mphomwa
- STA Nthunduwala
- TA Chidzuma
- TA Chilowamatambe
- TA Chisemphere
- TA Chulu
- TA Kaluluma
- TA Kaomba
- TA Kapelula
- TA Kaphaizi
- TA Kawamba
- TA Lukwa
- TA Mwase
- TA Njombwa
- TA Santhe
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Chaima?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Chaima?TA Chidzuma, TA Dambe and TA Santhe
- How many villages are in STA Chaima?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Chaima?Settlements lie between 1,051 m and 1,122 m
- What is the highest point in STA Chaima?Mbwabwa Hill (1,181 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Chaima?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Chaima?Kawamba Health Center, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Chaima?TotalEnergies Mkanda Service Station, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Chaima?MW20115 (OCHA common operational dataset)