# STA Nthunduwala Traditional authority, Kasungu District

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

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# STA Nthunduwala

STA Nthunduwala is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **111.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 112km²
- 1,060 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Nthunduwala?

STA Nthunduwala 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 Gumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/sta-gumba/), [TA Kawamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kawamba/) and [TA Mkanda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-mkanda/). By area it is the 225th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.4% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of STA Nthunduwala is about 106 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 55 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -13.3212° N, 33.0699° 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 Nthunduwala

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in STA Nthunduwala. Settlements here lie between about 1,052 m and 1,063 m above sea level (median 1,060 m).

- Chipembere
- Kangula
- Katutura
- Nkhulika
- Nthunduwara

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 Nthunduwala

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Msinji

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Ngogo Hill · 1,092 m
- Kantakalao Hill · 1,060 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 Nthunduwala 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 Nthunduwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mkanda Service Station · TA Mkanda 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.52482&mlon=32.95604#map=17/-13.52482/32.95604) 

Hotel Lifupa Lodge · Kasungu National Park 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.08280&mlon=33.13912#map=17/-13.08280/33.13912) 

School Santhe Secondary school Campus · TA Santhe 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.46516&mlon=33.38501#map=17/-13.46516/33.38501) 

Police station Police Office · TA Kazyozyo 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.57338&mlon=32.86371#map=17/-13.57338/32.86371) 

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 Mphomwa
- 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 Nthunduwala?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Nthunduwala?Kasungu National Park, STA Gumba, TA Kawamba and TA Mkanda
- How many villages are in STA Nthunduwala?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Nthunduwala?Settlements lie between 1,052 m and 1,063 m
- What is the highest point in STA Nthunduwala?Ngogo Hill (1,092 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Nthunduwala?April to November
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Nthunduwala?TotalEnergies Mkanda Service Station, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Nthunduwala?MW20108 (OCHA common operational dataset)