# STA Chisikwa Traditional authority, Kasungu District

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Chisikwa

STA Chisikwa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **44.2 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 44.2km²
- 1,392 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Chisikwa?

STA Chisikwa lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [STA Levi Jere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/sta-levi-jere/) and [TA Kaluluma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaluluma/). By area it is the 279th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.6% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Chisikwa is about 175 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 69 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -12.4108° N, 33.5394° 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 Chisikwa

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in STA Chisikwa. Settlements here lie between about 1,354 m and 1,415 m above sea level (median 1,392 m).

- Alick Mziya
- Chalowa
- Chibweya
- Chimenya
- Chimzinga
- Chipongola
- Chisikwa
- Chiwawalu
- Cija
- Cimuzi
- Diyere Ndeule Lutero
- Kanchelenkhanya
- Lodjwa
- Majikusamba
- Mbiko
- Nkhakama
- Sahane
- Vinkhotwe

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 Chisikwa

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Kapandamaji
- Nkhakama

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 Chisikwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kasungu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 294 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 20 287 

Feb 20 213 

Mar 20 176 

Apr 19 54 

May 17 10 

Jun 15 2 

Jul 15 2 

Aug 17 2 

Sep 20 3 

Oct 23 11 

Nov 24 64 

Dec 21 240 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Chisikwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Katete OPD · STA Levi Jere 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.34607&mlon=33.61411#map=17/-12.34607/33.61411) 

Hotel Luwawa Forest Lodge · TA Mzikubola 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.11987&mlon=33.72101#map=17/-12.11987/33.72101) 

School Katete Girls Primary School · STA Levi Jere 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.34518&mlon=33.61528#map=17/-12.34518/33.61528) 

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 Chambwe
- 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 Chisikwa?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Chisikwa?STA Levi Jere and TA Kaluluma
- How many villages are in STA Chisikwa?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Chisikwa?Settlements lie between 1,354 m and 1,415 m
- What is the best time to visit STA Chisikwa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Chisikwa?Katete OPD, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Chisikwa?MW20105 (OCHA common operational dataset)