# STA Gumba Traditional authority, Mchinji District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/sta-gumba/

Traditional authority · Mchinji District 

# STA Gumba

STA Gumba is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mchinji District, Central Region. It covers **147.0 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 147km²
- 1,065 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Gumba?

STA Gumba lies in [Mchinji District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [STA Nthunduwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-nthunduwala/) and [TA Mkanda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/ta-mkanda/). By area it is the 193rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.8% of [Mchinji District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/mchinji/). The centre of STA Gumba is about 100 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 49 km from Mchinji, the main town of Mchinji District. The centre point is at -13.3985° N, 33.0644° 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 Gumba

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in STA Gumba. Settlements here lie between about 1,054 m and 1,155 m above sea level (median 1,065 m).

- Chafuwa
- Chifipo
- Chimwamkango
- Chipokora
- Chisasa
- Gumba
- Kadulandewo
- Kafelapanjira
- Kasakula
- Kasonda
- Kukalambo
- Malewa
- Mankhaka
- Mbanda
- Ngulikila
- Nthondoni
- Pitala

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 Gumba

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

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Mndomba Hill · 1,096 m
- Kapembe Hill · 1,083 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Chimwamkango 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 Gumba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mchinji District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 972 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 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 22 279 

Feb 22 205 

Mar 22 144 

Apr 20 34 

May 19 4 

Jun 17 2 

Jul 17 2 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 10 

Nov 26 60 

Dec 23 227 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Gumba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Mkanda Service Station · TA Mkanda 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.52482&mlon=32.95604#map=17/-13.52482/32.95604) 

Hotel Lifupa Lodge · Kasungu National Park 36 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 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.46516&mlon=33.38501#map=17/-13.46516/33.38501) 

Police station Police Office · TA Kazyozyo 29 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 Mchinji District

- Mchinji Boma
- STA Kapunula
- STA Nyoka
- STA Pitala
- TA Dambe
- TA Kapondo
- TA Kazyozyo
- TA Mavwere
- TA Mduwa
- TA Mkanda
- TA Mlonyeni
- TA Simphasi
- TA Zulu

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Gumba?In Mchinji District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Gumba?STA Nthunduwala and TA Mkanda
- How many villages are in STA Gumba?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Gumba?Settlements lie between 1,054 m and 1,155 m
- What is the highest point in STA Gumba?Mndomba Hill (1,096 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Gumba?April to November
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Gumba?TotalEnergies Mkanda Service Station, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Gumba?MW20708 (OCHA common operational dataset)