# STA Mkutumula Traditional authority, Ntcheu District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-mkutumula/

Traditional authority · Ntcheu District 

# STA Mkutumula

STA Mkutumula is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **123.8 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 124km²
- 692 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Mkutumula?

STA Mkutumula lies in [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Kachenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/), [STA Matola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-matola/), [TA Chilipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/) and [TA Makwangwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-makwangwala/). By area it is the 212th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.8% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of STA Mkutumula is about 154 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 30 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -14.8209° N, 34.9158° 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 Mkutumula

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in STA Mkutumula. Settlements here lie between about 670 m and 735 m above sea level (median 692 m).

- Banda
- Bemelani Village
- Cibalala
- Cinsonthi
- Farringdon
- Kakhola
- Kalimanjira
- Kalimanjira 2 Village
- Kampango
- Kamwalaperere
- Meja
- Mkutumula
- Mlambwadzi
- Muvenda
- Namboya
- Sande
- Tapani Village

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 Mkutumula

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Linengwe River
- Mute River

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Zirimbuzi Hill · 700 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 Mkutumula and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,158 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Aug (6 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 24 330 

Feb 23 223 

Mar 23 173 

Apr 21 52 

May 20 13 

Jun 18 9 

Jul 18 16 

Aug 21 6 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 27 74 

Dec 25 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Mkutumula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Balaka District Hospital · Balaka Town 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98420&mlon=34.94963#map=17/-14.98420/34.94963) 

Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98054&mlon=34.95605#map=17/-14.98054/34.95605) 

Petrol pump Petroda · TA Msamala 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.95739&mlon=34.89412#map=17/-14.95739/34.89412) 

Hotel Aja Lodge · TA Msamala 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98288&mlon=34.93475#map=17/-14.98288/34.93475) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Kapire School · STA Kachenga 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.78511&mlon=34.99734#map=17/-14.78511/34.99734) 

College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) 

Police station Balaka Police Station · Balaka Town 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99078&mlon=34.96022#map=17/-14.99078/34.96022) 

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 Ntcheu District

- Ntcheu Boma
- STA Tsikulamowa
- TA Chakhumbira
- TA Champiti
- TA Goodson Ganya
- TA Kwataine
- TA Makwangwala
- TA Masasa
- TA Mpando
- TA Njolomole
- TA Phambala

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Mkutumula?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Mkutumula?STA Kachenga, STA Matola, TA Chilipa and TA Makwangwala
- How many villages are in STA Mkutumula?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Mkutumula?Settlements lie between 670 m and 735 m
- What is the highest point in STA Mkutumula?Zirimbuzi Hill (700 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Mkutumula?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Mkutumula?Balaka District Hospital, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Mkutumula?Standard Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Mkutumula?Petroda, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Mkutumula?MW20906 (OCHA common operational dataset)