# STA Chisinga Traditional authority, Kasungu District

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Chisinga

STA Chisinga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **153.4 km²**. 68 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 153km²
- 1,200 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Chisinga?

STA Chisinga 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: [Kasungu National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/kasungu-national-park/), [STA M'nyanja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-m-nyanja/), [TA Chulu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chulu/) and [TA Kaluluma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaluluma/). By area it is the 186th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.9% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Chisinga is about 159 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 50 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -12.6044° N, 33.3365° 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 Chisinga

Open gazetteers list **68 villages, towns and localities** in STA Chisinga. Settlements here lie between about 1,132 m and 1,281 m above sea level (median 1,200 m).

- Bechani
- Chakolagaru
- Chakwila
- Chambalekani
- Changuluwe
- Chaphuka
- Chikwengwe
- Chimbuli Maluwa
- Chimombo
- China
- Chinjunju
- Chipwaila Matu
- Chisinga
- Chiwangu-Wangu
- Ciekwete
- Cimbuli
- Deleleka
- Dowoko
- Dudu
- Eliya
- Fundi
- Gilipa
- Juweka
- Jwanthi
- Kaizwanga
- Kakuku
- Kamkwate
- Kanjerenjere
- Kanyakatika
- Kapyokolo
- Katantha
- Katete
- Katsilizika Nkhoma
- Kavidzinde
- Lungu
- Magunje
- Magunje Nyumbani
- Maleyele
- Mapiri
- Matepo
- Matheza
- Mayeleyele
- Mazembe Mkhala
- Meke Mbambo
- Minjere Gaga
- Moffat Langa
- Molozi Dewe
- Moyo
- Mpasani
- Mpasuleni
- Mwanda
- Ndacha
- Nkhanga
- Petrosi Chirwa
- Sambishiyo
- Seda Chirwa
- Solomoni Jere
- Thawalawa
- Thawe
- Timeyo Gona
- Vulani
- Vyapatamo
- Yakobe Nyezani
- Yesaya Mizwa
- Yohane Msindo
- Zakhanya
- Zifa Nyirenda
- Zozomala

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 Chisinga

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Kamfutu
- Katete
- Kaviyombo
- Kazimule
- Mphondagaga

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Thawe Hills · 1,215 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 Chisinga 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 Chisinga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Nkhamenya Girls Secondary School · TA Kaluluma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.56553&mlon=33.49992#map=17/-12.56553/33.49992) 

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 Chisikwa
- 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 Chisinga?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Chisinga?Kasungu National Park, STA M'nyanja, TA Chulu and TA Kaluluma
- How many villages are in STA Chisinga?68 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Chisinga?Settlements lie between 1,132 m and 1,281 m
- What is the highest point in STA Chisinga?Thawe Hills (1,215 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Chisinga?April to November
- What is the P-code of STA Chisinga?MW20113 (OCHA common operational dataset)