# STA Chambwe Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Chambwe

STA Chambwe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **80.3 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 80.3km²
- 1,073 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Chambwe?

STA Chambwe lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Chakhaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-chakhaza/), [TA Chilooko](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-chilooko/), [TA Chilowamatambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chilowamatambe/) and [TA Njombwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-njombwa/). By area it is the 248th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.0% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Chambwe is about 88 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 24 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.1854° N, 33.6436° 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 Chambwe

Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in STA Chambwe. Settlements here lie between about 1,043 m and 1,121 m above sea level (median 1,073 m).

- Amonis
- Chakongwa
- Chambwe
- Chenje
- Chidongo
- Chikhwakhwa
- Chimphithi
- Chiutsi
- Kachembwe
- Kadzimete
- Malawila
- Mawango II
- Mkototera
- Mndungama
- Mngwala
- Mphekesa
- Mphero
- Ndende
- Nkhondwera

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 Chambwe

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mifulu

### Estates

1 estate.

- W M Estate

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 Chambwe 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 Chambwe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Malambo OPD · TA Chilooko 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.21303&mlon=33.76250#map=17/-13.21303/33.76250) 

Bank Standard Bank · Kasungu Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04003&mlon=33.49890#map=17/-13.04003/33.49890) 

Petrol pump Energem · Kasungu Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05871&mlon=33.48055#map=17/-13.05871/33.48055) 

Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) 

School Chikhosi Primary School · TA Njombwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.21148&mlon=33.51414#map=17/-13.21148/33.51414) 

College Kasungu TTC · Kasungu Boma 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.02771&mlon=33.47307#map=17/-13.02771/33.47307) 

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 Chaima
- 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 Chambwe?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Chambwe?TA Chakhaza, TA Chilooko, TA Chilowamatambe and TA Njombwa
- How many villages are in STA Chambwe?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Chambwe?Settlements lie between 1,043 m and 1,121 m
- What is the best time to visit STA Chambwe?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Chambwe?Malambo OPD, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Chambwe?Standard Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Chambwe?Energem, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Chambwe?MW20111 (OCHA common operational dataset)