# STA Nthengatenga Traditional authority, Chitipa District

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

Traditional authority · Chitipa District 

# STA Nthengatenga

STA Nthengatenga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **301.7 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 302km²
- 1,348 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Nthengatenga?

STA Nthengatenga lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/nyika-ntational-park-chitipa/), [TA Kyungu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-kyungu/), [TA Mwenewenya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwenewenya/) and [TA Nthalire](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-nthalire/). By area it is the 104th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.0% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of STA Nthengatenga is about 421 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 69 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -10.1795° N, 33.6792° 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 Nthengatenga

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in STA Nthengatenga. Settlements here lie between about 928 m and 1,675 m above sea level (median 1,348 m).

- Aron Kaira
- Chagwambala
- Changala
- Chilongo
- Kafunda
- Kaila
- Kalopa
- Kanyimbo
- Kapelemela
- Karopa
- Kasumanguwo
- Kawonga
- Kenan Ngomba
- Kopa Kopa
- Lukomo
- Luwanga
- Mahowe
- Mbale
- Mfume
- Mibanga
- Mtsukwa
- Mughara
- Muyembe
- Nyondo
- Rukomo
- Simwaga
- Simwaza
- Uledi
- Vitochi

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 Nthengatenga

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

### Water

24 rivers and streams.

- Chiguza
- Chimpingu
- Chipakala
- Chiwungumira
- Cooza
- Kalopa
- Kameka
- Kanvumbusia
- Kapanje
- Kasumburu
- Kavino
- Maluwinga
- Masongoni
- Mazuwe
- Miwanga
- Miwanga
- Mizomale
- Mpasi Stream
- Mpembo
- Nyumbankulu
- Rupepo
- Tintya
- Tulambwe
- Tuwale

### Hills and mountains

6 hills; 1 mountain.

- Maponga Hill · 1,759 m
- Kayuni Hill · 1,659 m
- Batawata Hill · 1,642 m
- Chikunguza Hill · 1,492 m
- Suje · 1,471 m
- Chitombo Hill · 1,468 m
- Nyumbankuru Hill · 1,387 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 Nthengatenga 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 Nthengatenga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Karonga District Hospital · Karonga Town 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.95400&mlon=33.91123#map=17/-9.95400/33.91123) 

Bank Standard Bank · Karonga Town 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.95071&mlon=33.91850#map=17/-9.95071/33.91850) 

Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Karonga Town 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.94577&mlon=33.92113#map=17/-9.94577/33.92113) 

Hotel Christopher PANGAPANGA SICHALI · TA Kyungu 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.08730&mlon=33.97446#map=17/-10.08730/33.97446) 

School Wiliro TDC · TA Kyungu 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.91245&mlon=33.64550#map=17/-9.91245/33.64550) 

College Karonga Teacher Training College · Karonga Town 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.97248&mlon=33.90025#map=17/-9.97248/33.90025) 

Police station Road Block · TA Kyungu 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.94496&mlon=33.85756#map=17/-9.94496/33.85756) 

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 Chitipa District

- Chitipa Boma
- Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa
- STA Bulambya Songwe
- STA Lwangwa
- STA Wavikaza
- TA Kameme
- TA Mwabulambya
- TA Mwenemisuku
- TA Mwenewenya
- TA Nthalire

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Nthengatenga?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Nthengatenga?Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa, TA Kyungu, TA Mwenewenya and TA Nthalire
- How many villages are in STA Nthengatenga?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Nthengatenga?Settlements lie between 928 m and 1,675 m
- What is the highest point in STA Nthengatenga?Maponga Hill (1,759 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Nthengatenga?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Nthengatenga?Karonga District Hospital, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Nthengatenga?Standard Bank, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Nthengatenga?Total Filling Station, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Nthengatenga?MW10107 (OCHA common operational dataset)