# STA Mphomwa Traditional authority, Kasungu District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Mphomwa

STA Mphomwa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **168.3 km²**. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 168km²
- 1,050 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Mphomwa?

STA Mphomwa 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: [STA M'nyanja](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-m-nyanja/), [TA Chulu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chulu/), [TA Kaomba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaomba/) and [TA Mwase](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-mwase/). By area it is the 178th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.1% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Mphomwa is about 132 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 23 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -12.8334° N, 33.4307° 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 Mphomwa

Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in STA Mphomwa. Settlements here lie between about 980 m and 1,121 m above sea level (median 1,050 m).

- Buku
- Caola
- Chakwawa
- Chimbwazi
- Chipwaila
- Chiseka
- Chiweku
- Chizumba
- Dwangwa
- Jembe
- John Makhula
- Kachekenje
- Kachepa
- Kalaile
- Kaluwa
- Kamkoba
- Kanthole
- Kanyakatifa
- Kanyaza
- Kasasanya
- Kawelama
- Kwalira
- Magomo
- Magwalangwa
- Makhula
- Makungwa
- Mapupu
- Masumbi
- Mbatata
- Mlauzi
- Moyo
- Mphembe
- Mphomwa
- Mphongoli
- Ngwala
- Nsungusi
- Nyenjere
- Ofesi
- Samson
- Sitonya
- Thomasi
- Zakeyo
- Zanda
- Zifa

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 Mphomwa

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Jadi River
- Kachilawonse
- Kalimira
- Kamatila
- Kansala
- Kanyaza
- Mpyolo

### Hills and mountains

6 hills.

- Phongoli · 1,207 m
- Makungwa · 1,192 m
- Lisitu · 1,140 m
- Vyeyo · 1,130 m
- Vinyepera · 1,087 m
- Mphembe · 1,080 m

### Estates

2 estates.

- Chimbwazi Estate
- Kadedwa Estate

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 Mphomwa 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
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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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 Mphomwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital kasungu District Hospital (KDH) · Kasungu Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03590&mlon=33.48021#map=17/-13.03590/33.48021) 

Bank Kasungu National Bank · Kasungu Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03849&mlon=33.48066#map=17/-13.03849/33.48066) 

Petrol pump Total Nangaunozge · Kasungu Boma 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.02716&mlon=33.46277#map=17/-13.02716/33.46277) 

Hotel Chikho Hotel · Kasungu Boma 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05369&mlon=33.47755#map=17/-13.05369/33.47755) 

School Bowe Primary School · STA M'nyanja 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.78939&mlon=33.44322#map=17/-12.78939/33.44322) 

College Kasungu Teacher Training College · Kasungu Boma 21 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 Mawawa
- STA Mdunga
- 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 Mphomwa?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Mphomwa?STA M'nyanja, TA Chulu, TA Kaomba and TA Mwase
- How many villages are in STA Mphomwa?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Mphomwa?Settlements lie between 980 m and 1,121 m
- What is the highest point in STA Mphomwa?Phongoli (1,207 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Mphomwa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Mphomwa?kasungu District Hospital (KDH), about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Mphomwa?Kasungu National Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Mphomwa?Total Nangaunozge, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Mphomwa?MW20114 (OCHA common operational dataset)