# STA Chitekwele Traditional authority, Lilongwe District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/sta-chitekwele/

Traditional authority · Lilongwe District 

# STA Chitekwele

STA Chitekwele is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Lilongwe District, Central Region. It covers **373.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 374km²
- 1,154 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Chitekwele?

STA Chitekwele lies in [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [TA Chauma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-chauma/), [TA Chimutu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-chimutu/), [TA Chiwere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dowa/ta-chiwere/), [TA Kambwiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-kambwiri/), [TA Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/ta-karonga/), [TA Mazengera](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/ta-mazengera/) and [TA Tambala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/dedza/ta-tambala/). By area it is the 77th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 6.5% of [Lilongwe District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/lilongwe/). The centre of STA Chitekwele is about 39 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -13.9151° N, 34.1407° 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 Chitekwele

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in STA Chitekwele. Settlements here lie between about 1,094 m and 1,230 m above sea level (median 1,154 m).

- Chitekwele
- Kaphiri
- Mchirazaguru
- Mpeya
- Nguniwe
- Tembwe
- Tsitsi

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 Chitekwele

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Tuma Hill · 1,543 m
- Kalombe Hill · 942 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 Chitekwele and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Lilongwe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,047 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (307 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 21 307 

Feb 21 216 

Mar 21 151 

Apr 19 40 

May 18 6 

Jun 16 2 

Jul 16 3 

Aug 18 2 

Sep 21 3 

Oct 24 12 

Nov 25 63 

Dec 23 242 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Chitekwele

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nkhoma Hospital · TA Mazengera 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04367&mlon=34.10305#map=17/-14.04367/34.10305) 

Bank Tallular Bank · TA Chimutu 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.85199&mlon=33.87641#map=17/-13.85199/33.87641) 

ATM FDH Bank · Area 29 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.89108&mlon=33.80050#map=17/-13.89108/33.80050) 

Petrol pump FILLING STATION · TA Mazengera 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04758&mlon=34.10658#map=17/-14.04758/34.10658) 

Hotel Nkhoma Mountain Hut · TA Mazengera 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.02799&mlon=34.09345#map=17/-14.02799/34.09345) 

School Nkhoma CDSS · TA Mazengera 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.03849&mlon=34.10215#map=17/-14.03849/34.10215) 

College Nkhoma nursing college · TA Mazengera 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.03836&mlon=34.10563#map=17/-14.03836/34.10563) 

Police station Nkhoma Police · TA Mazengera 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.04709&mlon=34.10650#map=17/-14.04709/34.10650) 

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 Lilongwe District

- STA Mbang'ombe
- TA Chadza
- TA Chimutu
- TA Chiseka
- TA Chitukula
- TA Kabudula
- TA Kalolo
- TA Kalumba
- TA Kalumbu
- TA Khongoni
- TA Malili
- TA Masula
- TA Masumbankhunda
- TA Mazengera
- TA Mtema
- TA Njewa
- TA Tsabango

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Chitekwele?In Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Chitekwele?TA Chauma, TA Chimutu, TA Chiwere, TA Kambwiri, TA Karonga, TA Mazengera and TA Tambala
- How many villages are in STA Chitekwele?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Chitekwele?Settlements lie between 1,094 m and 1,230 m
- What is the highest point in STA Chitekwele?Tuma Hill (1,543 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Chitekwele?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Chitekwele?Nkhoma Hospital, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Chitekwele?Tallular Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to STA Chitekwele?FDH Bank, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Chitekwele?FILLING STATION, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Chitekwele?MW20607 (OCHA common operational dataset)