# STA Mdunga Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Mdunga

STA Mdunga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **106.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 106km²
- 1,189 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Mdunga?

STA Mdunga lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Nkhotakota Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/nkhotakota-game-reserve/), [STA Kapichira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-kapichira/), [TA Chilooko](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntchisi/ta-chilooko/), [TA Kapelula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kapelula/) and [TA Wimbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-wimbe/). By area it is the 233rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.3% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Mdunga is about 108 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 43 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -12.9983° N, 33.8747° 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 Mdunga

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in STA Mdunga. Settlements here lie between about 1,149 m and 1,211 m above sea level (median 1,189 m).

- Chivwale
- Katalima
- M’dunga
- M’nyanja

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 Mdunga

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Chiboko
- Chilodza
- Civweni
- Kaviruri
- Kavulamphapa
- Tsomba

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 2 hills.

- Kachokolo · 1,309 m
- Nderapa Hill · 1,225 m
- Chafiti · 1,217 m
- Ndonda Hill · 895 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 Mdunga 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 Mdunga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Malambo OPD · TA Chilooko 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.21303&mlon=33.76250#map=17/-13.21303/33.76250) 

Hotel Tongole Wilderness Lodge · Nkhotakota Game Reserve 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.91123&mlon=34.05029#map=17/-12.91123/34.05029) 

School Kamuzu Academy · TA Wimbe 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03001&mlon=33.68736#map=17/-13.03001/33.68736) 

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 Mawawa
- 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 Mdunga?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Mdunga?Nkhotakota Game Reserve, STA Kapichira, TA Chilooko, TA Kapelula and TA Wimbe
- How many villages are in STA Mdunga?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Mdunga?Settlements lie between 1,149 m and 1,211 m
- What is the highest point in STA Mdunga?Kachokolo (1,309 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Mdunga?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Mdunga?Malambo OPD, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Mdunga?MW20126 (OCHA common operational dataset)