# STA Kapichira Traditional authority, Kasungu District

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Kapichira

STA Kapichira is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **48.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 48.8km²
- 1,105 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Kapichira?

STA Kapichira 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: [Nkhotakota Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/nkhotakota-game-reserve/), [STA Mdunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mdunga/) and [TA Kapelula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kapelula/). By area it is the 276th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.6% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Kapichira is about 117 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 54 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -12.9279° N, 33.9675° 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 Kapichira

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in STA Kapichira. Settlements here lie between about 981 m and 1,188 m above sea level (median 1,105 m).

- Chibwana
- Chikhalika
- Kambuzi
- Kapichila
- Kasamu Boy Pelete
- Ndunde

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 Kapichira

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Damba

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Kambora · 1,118 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Chawa Forest Reserve

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 Kapichira 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 Kapichira

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital NKHOTAKOTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL · Nkhotakota Boma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.92227&mlon=34.27800#map=17/-12.92227/34.27800) 

Bank Standard Bank · TA Malenga Chanzi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.90090&mlon=34.24848#map=17/-12.90090/34.24848) 

Hotel Tongole Wilderness Lodge · Nkhotakota Game Reserve 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.91123&mlon=34.05029#map=17/-12.91123/34.05029) 

School Kamuzu Academy · TA Wimbe 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03001&mlon=33.68736#map=17/-13.03001/33.68736) 

Police station Nkhotakota Police Station · Nkhotakota Boma 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.93143&mlon=34.28941#map=17/-12.93143/34.28941) 

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 Chisinga
- 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 Kapichira?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Kapichira?Nkhotakota Game Reserve, STA Mdunga and TA Kapelula
- How many villages are in STA Kapichira?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Kapichira?Settlements lie between 981 m and 1,188 m
- What is the highest point in STA Kapichira?Kambora (1,118 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Kapichira?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Kapichira?NKHOTAKOTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Kapichira?Standard Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Kapichira?MW20125 (OCHA common operational dataset)