# STA Mawawa Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Mawawa

STA Mawawa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **51.4 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 51.4km²
- 1,077 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Mawawa?

STA Mawawa 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 Mangwazu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mangwazu/), [TA Lukwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-lukwa/) and [TA Mwase](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-mwase/). By area it is the 273rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.6% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Mawawa is about 112 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 15 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.0570° N, 33.3491° 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 Mawawa

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in STA Mawawa. Settlements here lie between about 1,021 m and 1,114 m above sea level (median 1,077 m).

- Chesa
- Chimphoyo
- Gaga
- Kaisi
- Kaswamchenje
- Lowe-Kabvika
- Mawawa-Theu
- Mnthenbwe
- Mtuwa
- Mwaza

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 Mawawa

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Kalindi
- Kamanda
- Lisitu

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 Mawawa 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 Mawawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St Andrews Hospital · Kasungu Boma 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04175&mlon=33.47868#map=17/-13.04175/33.47868) 

Bank Kasungu National Bank · Kasungu Boma 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03849&mlon=33.48066#map=17/-13.03849/33.48066) 

Petrol pump Puma · Kasungu Boma 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.02799&mlon=33.46285#map=17/-13.02799/33.46285) 

Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) 

School Loyola Jesuit Secondary School · Kasungu Boma 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03259&mlon=33.47067#map=17/-13.03259/33.47067) 

College Kasungu Teacher Training College · Kasungu Boma 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.01897&mlon=33.46942#map=17/-13.01897/33.46942) 

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 Kapichira
- STA M'nyanja
- STA Mangwazu
- 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 Mawawa?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Mawawa?Kasungu National Park, STA Mangwazu, TA Lukwa and TA Mwase
- How many villages are in STA Mawawa?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Mawawa?Settlements lie between 1,021 m and 1,114 m
- What is the best time to visit STA Mawawa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Mawawa?St Andrews Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Mawawa?Kasungu National Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Mawawa?Puma, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Mawawa?MW20118 (OCHA common operational dataset)