# STA Wavikaza Traditional authority, Chitipa District

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

Traditional authority · Chitipa District 

# STA Wavikaza

STA Wavikaza is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **146.1 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 146km²
- 1,455 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Wavikaza?

STA Wavikaza 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: [Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/nyika-ntational-park-chitipa/) and [TA Nthalire](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-nthalire/). By area it is the 195th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.4% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of STA Wavikaza is about 391 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 93 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -10.4496° N, 33.6483° 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 Wavikaza

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in STA Wavikaza. Settlements here lie between about 1,271 m and 1,550 m above sea level (median 1,455 m).

- Chawezga
- Ching’anya
- Chipolwe
- Kajaliro
- Kaperekezi Barrier
- Mambwe
- Musangabale
- Mwenegamba
- Mwenegomba
- Mwenesalala
- Therere
- Wavikondo

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 Wavikaza

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Chikululu
- Chinganya
- Chiwono
- Mamphiru

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains; 4 hills.

- Mzumi · 1,625 m
- Mpiribiri · 1,617 m
- Luguza · 1,605 m
- Luthanthali · 1,602 m
- Kafinyengwe · 1,490 m
- Mahoni · 1,488 m
- Kasizu Hill · 1,451 m
- Kasongolo · 1,444 m
- Maduvya Hill · 1,389 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Therere 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 Wavikaza 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 Wavikaza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Chelinda Lodge · Nyika National Park 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.59212&mlon=33.81533#map=17/-10.59212/33.81533) 

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 Nthengatenga
- TA Kameme
- TA Mwabulambya
- TA Mwenemisuku
- TA Mwenewenya
- TA Nthalire

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Wavikaza?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Wavikaza?Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa and TA Nthalire
- How many villages are in STA Wavikaza?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Wavikaza?Settlements lie between 1,271 m and 1,550 m
- What is the highest point in STA Wavikaza?Mzumi (1,625 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Wavikaza?April to November
- What is the P-code of STA Wavikaza?MW10108 (OCHA common operational dataset)