# STA Lwangwa Traditional authority, Chitipa District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-lwangwa/

Traditional authority · Chitipa District 

# STA Lwangwa

STA Lwangwa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **171.9 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 172km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,085 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Lwangwa?

STA Lwangwa lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Kilupula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-kilupula/), [TA Mwakaboko](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-mwakaboko/) and [TA Mwenemisuku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwenemisuku/). By area it is the 175th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 4.0% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of STA Lwangwa is about 478 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 38 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -9.6758° N, 33.6188° 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 Lwangwa

Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in STA Lwangwa. Settlements here lie between about 733 m and 1,506 m above sea level (median 1,085 m).

- Adam Musukwa
- Alick Mponda
- Andrea Musukwa
- Arthur Musukwa
- Cardi
- Chinongo
- Chitete
- Itulo
- Jonas Wayanga
- Lameck Musukwa
- Magofi
- Manolo
- Mughona
- Mutogha
- Mwangulukulu
- Mwaswero
- Mwenekumbikani
- Mwenetulo
- Mwenitulo
- Namwene
- Simon Musukwa
- Tayali
- William Mwangomba
- Wilson Musukwa
- Yona Mwangomba

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 Lwangwa

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Chamaruka
- Chirungi
- Kangwina
- Kanuwiri
- Katondo
- Mutogha
- Ndangole
- Wipanga

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 hill.

- Mugesse Hill · 1,859 m
- Mugofi Hill · 1,305 m
- Ndelema · 1,138 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Mughese 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 Lwangwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chitipa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 242 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 271 

Feb 24 208 

Mar 23 214 

Apr 22 102 

May 21 20 

Jun 19 11 

Jul 19 5 

Aug 21 3 

Sep 25 4 

Oct 27 22 

Nov 27 89 

Dec 25 249 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Lwangwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mwalingo Private Hospital · TA Mwenemisuku 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.66955&mlon=33.53271#map=17/-9.66955/33.53271) 

Hotel Coffee Co-op Guesthouse · TA Mwenemisuku 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.66821&mlon=33.53108#map=17/-9.66821/33.53108) 

School Mughese Primary School · TA Mwenemisuku 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.66605&mlon=33.54753#map=17/-9.66605/33.54753) 

Police station Misuku Police Station · TA Mwenemisuku 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.68208&mlon=33.52462#map=17/-9.68208/33.52462) 

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 Lwangwa

Places mapped inside STA Lwangwa in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Bulambya Songwe
- STA Nthengatenga
- STA Wavikaza
- TA Kameme
- TA Mwabulambya
- TA Mwenemisuku
- TA Mwenewenya
- TA Nthalire

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Lwangwa?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Lwangwa?TA Kilupula, TA Mwakaboko and TA Mwenemisuku
- How many villages are in STA Lwangwa?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Lwangwa?Settlements lie between 733 m and 1,506 m
- What is the highest point in STA Lwangwa?Mugesse Hill (1,859 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Lwangwa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Lwangwa?Mwalingo Private Hospital, about 9.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Lwangwa?MW10104 (OCHA common operational dataset)