# STA Bulambya Songwe Traditional authority, Chitipa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-bulambya-songwe/ Traditional authority · Chitipa District # STA Bulambya Songwe STA Bulambya Songwe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **345.8 km²**. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 346km² - 2mapped services - 1,292 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Bulambya Songwe? STA Bulambya Songwe lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Kameme](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-kameme/) and [TA Mwabulambya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwabulambya/). By area it is the 87th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 8.0% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of STA Bulambya Songwe is about 492 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 15 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -9.5671° N, 33.2996° 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 Bulambya Songwe Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in STA Bulambya Songwe. Settlements here lie between about 1,145 m and 1,507 m above sea level (median 1,292 m). - Adam Mwamkumbwa - Arfairyu - Chikombwi - Chisankwa - Chizimu - Fikolo Mkisi - Ipighu - Jumbe - Kafora - Kanowa - Laban Navitengo - Lalata - Luwitika - Mariku - Mbirima - Mpharura - Mugalure - Mugunda - Mukumbilende Mupighu - Mwakabanga - Mwakalomba - Mwalwaka - Mwamswere - Mwamusenga - Mwapiwu - Mwenekapenda - Mwenichinga - Narata - Nchewe - Ngoya - Njerengwa - Nkangwa - Nkhonje - Nosa - Pasajule - Phillip Nyondo - Robert - Takeyo - Upighu - Winstone Kameme - Zebedia 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 Bulambya Songwe Named natural and historic features inside STA Bulambya Songwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 25 rivers and streams. - Chitumbu - Ilyala - Iwongoro - Kafumbo - Kagoma - Kakoma - Kampaska - Kaseye - Kasisi - Katendo - Mboya - Mbura - Mpikwa - Msangano - Nakasale - Naluwulu - Nasamvu - Nasato - Nganda - Ngoya - Njelengwe - Nkangwa - Ntandi - Sawaya …and 1 more. ### Hills and mountains 16 hills; 1 mountain. - Nang’ambi · 1,644 m - Muchemwa · 1,551 m - Ilomba · 1,484 m - Ulungu · 1,472 m - Njuni · 1,471 m - Mboka · 1,461 m - Nkangwa · 1,456 m - Munenka · 1,453 m - Mangoto · 1,443 m - Kanama · 1,437 m - Ipota · 1,415 m - Namakungulu · 1,395 m - Nantupa · 1,385 m - Kampata · 1,380 m - Ulindi · 1,366 m - Umbula · 1,366 m - Mupina · 1,365 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Mbula Proposed Forest Reserve 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 Bulambya Songwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chitipa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,197 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 22 271 Feb 22 208 Mar 22 214 Apr 21 102 May 19 20 Jun 18 11 Jul 17 5 Aug 20 3 Sep 23 4 Oct 26 22 Nov 26 89 Dec 23 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Bulambya Songwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chitipa District Hospital · Chitipa Boma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70168&mlon=33.26598#map=17/-9.70168/33.26598) Bank National Bank · Chitipa Boma 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.70440&mlon=33.27469#map=17/-9.70440/33.27469) Hotel Chitipa Inn · Chitipa Boma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.69906&mlon=33.26065#map=17/-9.69906/33.26065) School Chinunkha CDSS · TA Mwabulambya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.64021&mlon=33.37773#map=17/-9.64021/33.37773) Police station Mwamkumbwa Road Block · STA Bulambya Songwe 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.53189&mlon=33.22191#map=17/-9.53189/33.22191) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in STA Bulambya Songwe Places mapped inside STA Bulambya Songwe in open map data, by type. - Police stations2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other traditional authorities in Chitipa District - Chitipa Boma - Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa - STA Lwangwa - STA Nthengatenga - STA Wavikaza - TA Kameme - TA Mwabulambya - TA Mwenemisuku - TA Mwenewenya - TA Nthalire ## Quick answers - Where is STA Bulambya Songwe?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Bulambya Songwe?TA Kameme and TA Mwabulambya - How many villages are in STA Bulambya Songwe?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Bulambya Songwe?Settlements lie between 1,145 m and 1,507 m - What is the highest point in STA Bulambya Songwe?Nang’ambi (1,644 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit STA Bulambya Songwe?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Bulambya Songwe?Chitipa District Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Bulambya Songwe?National Bank, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Bulambya Songwe?MW10102 (OCHA common operational dataset)