# STA Kalimanjira Traditional authority, Nkhotakota District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/sta-kalimanjira/

Traditional authority · Nkhotakota District 

# STA Kalimanjira

STA Kalimanjira is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhotakota District, Central Region. It covers **77.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 77.6km²
- 491 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Kalimanjira?

STA Kalimanjira lies in [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [Nkhotakota Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/nkhotakota-game-reserve/), [TA Malenga Chanzi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-malenga-chanzi/) and [TA Mwadzama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/ta-mwadzama/). By area it is the 251st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.8% of [Nkhotakota District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/nkhotakota/). The centre of STA Kalimanjira is about 109 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 20 km from Nkhotakota, the main town of Nkhotakota District. The centre point is at -13.1012° N, 34.2590° 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 Kalimanjira

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in STA Kalimanjira.

- Augustino
- Chia
- Mtanga

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 Kalimanjira

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mbambara River

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 Kalimanjira and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nkhotakota 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 Kalimanjira

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nkhotakota District Hospital · Nkhotakota Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.92427&mlon=34.27837#map=17/-12.92427/34.27837) 

Bank Standard Bank · TA Malenga Chanzi 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.90090&mlon=34.24848#map=17/-12.90090/34.24848) 

Petrol pump Engen · TA Mwadzama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.23308&mlon=34.29313#map=17/-13.23308/34.29313) 

Hotel Mlambe Beach Resort · TA Malenga Chanzi 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05623&mlon=34.32393#map=17/-13.05623/34.32393) 

Police station Nkhotakota Police Station · Nkhotakota Boma 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.93143&mlon=34.28941#map=17/-12.93143/34.28941) 

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 Nkhotakota District

- Nkhotakota Boma
- Nkhotakota Game Reserve
- TA Kafuzila
- TA Kanyenda
- TA Malenga Chanzi
- TA Mphonde
- TA Mwadzama
- TA Mwansambo

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Kalimanjira?In Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Kalimanjira?Nkhotakota Game Reserve, TA Malenga Chanzi and TA Mwadzama
- How many villages are in STA Kalimanjira?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit STA Kalimanjira?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Kalimanjira?Nkhotakota District Hospital, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Kalimanjira?Standard Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Kalimanjira?Engen, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Kalimanjira?MW20203 (OCHA common operational dataset)