# STA Tsikulamowa Traditional authority, Ntcheu District

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

Traditional authority · Ntcheu District 

# STA Tsikulamowa

STA Tsikulamowa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Ntcheu District, Central Region. It covers **330.6 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 331km²
- 685 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Tsikulamowa?

STA Tsikulamowa lies in [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [STA Phalula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-phalula/), [TA Chanthunya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-chanthunya/), [TA Chekucheku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-chekucheku/), [TA Makwangwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-makwangwala/), [TA Msamala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-msamala/), [TA Phambala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-phambala/) and [TA Symon Likongwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-symon-likongwe/). By area it is the 95th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.2% of [Ntcheu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/). The centre of STA Tsikulamowa is about 172 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 42 km from Ntcheu, the main town of Ntcheu District. The centre point is at -15.1525° N, 34.8166° 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 Tsikulamowa

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in STA Tsikulamowa. Settlements here lie between about 445 m and 728 m above sea level (median 685 m).

- Chitale
- Kamanjawira
- Manjawila
- Manjawira
- Manondo
- Palula
- Senzani

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 Tsikulamowa

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

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Chikwamba
- Kaduli
- Kalonga
- Kambewe
- Kame
- Kapeni
- Kapeni Stream
- Lipangwe
- Lipangwe River
- Mafakapanja
- Nchenga
- Nyanga River
- Nyuzudzi River
- Ulongwi

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 Tsikulamowa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ntcheu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 151 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 330 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 173 

Apr 22 52 

May 21 13 

Jun 19 9 

Jul 19 16 

Aug 22 6 

Sep 25 8 

Oct 28 17 

Nov 28 74 

Dec 26 237 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Tsikulamowa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Midzemba Health Center · TA Symon Likongwe 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.34762&mlon=34.84049#map=17/-15.34762/34.84049) 

Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98054&mlon=34.95605#map=17/-14.98054/34.95605) 

Petrol pump Petroda · TA Msamala 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.95739&mlon=34.89412#map=17/-14.95739/34.89412) 

Hotel Aja Lodge · TA Msamala 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98288&mlon=34.93475#map=17/-14.98288/34.93475) 

School ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Secondary School) · TA Msamala 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00329&mlon=34.95040#map=17/-15.00329/34.95040) 

College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 22 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 24 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 Mkutumula
- TA Chakhumbira
- TA Champiti
- TA Goodson Ganya
- TA Kwataine
- TA Makwangwala
- TA Masasa
- TA Mpando
- TA Njolomole
- TA Phambala

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Tsikulamowa?In Ntcheu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Tsikulamowa?STA Phalula, TA Chanthunya, TA Chekucheku, TA Makwangwala, TA Msamala, TA Phambala and TA Symon Likongwe
- How many villages are in STA Tsikulamowa?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Tsikulamowa?Settlements lie between 445 m and 728 m
- What is the best time to visit STA Tsikulamowa?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Tsikulamowa?Midzemba Health Center, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Tsikulamowa?Standard Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Tsikulamowa?Petroda, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Tsikulamowa?MW20902 (OCHA common operational dataset)