# STA Levi Jere Traditional authority, Mzimba District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/sta-levi-jere/

Traditional authority · Mzimba District 

# STA Levi Jere

STA Levi Jere is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzimba District, Northern Region. It covers **179.3 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 179km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,476 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Levi Jere?

STA Levi Jere lies in [Mzimba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [STA Chisikwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-chisikwa/), [TA Kaluluma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaluluma/), [TA Khosolo Gwaza Jere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-khosolo-gwaza-jere/), [TA Mabulabo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mabulabo/) and [TA Mzikubola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mzikubola/). By area it is the 168th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.7% of [Mzimba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/). The centre of STA Levi Jere is about 175 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 55 km from Mzimba, the main town of Mzimba District. The centre point is at -12.3948° N, 33.6480° 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 Levi Jere

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in STA Levi Jere. Settlements here lie between about 1,396 m and 1,574 m above sea level (median 1,476 m).

- Champhila
- Chibamba
- Chibisa Phiri
- Chibisa Zimba
- Chikhumbi
- Chincheto
- Eheleni
- James Chirwa
- Jenda Growth Point
- Kaigunde
- Katete
- Levi Jere
- Makhula Samuel
- Makhura
- Maluza Nyirenda
- Saka
- Walter Mafuleka

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 Levi Jere

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Chanichara
- Kamwankhuku
- Kasanama
- Kavikawa
- Kavitongololo
- Makhongera
- Mbumbunyika

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains; 3 hills.

- Lwanjati · 1,828 m
- Champhila · 1,816 m
- Chikalakate · 1,674 m
- Kamsoro · 1,650 m
- Kawendama · 1,619 m
- Mavulamphanje · 1,412 m
- Phazi Hill · 1,396 m
- Ngombe · 1,382 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Chimaliro 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 Levi Jere and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mzimba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 235 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,286 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (305 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 20 305 

Feb 19 244 

Mar 19 225 

Apr 18 113 

May 16 20 

Jun 14 9 

Jul 14 7 

Aug 16 3 

Sep 18 4 

Oct 21 20 

Nov 22 91 

Dec 20 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Levi Jere

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Katete OPD · STA Levi Jere 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.34607&mlon=33.61411#map=17/-12.34607/33.61411) 

Hotel Luwawa Forest Lodge · TA Mzikubola 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.11987&mlon=33.72101#map=17/-12.11987/33.72101) 

School Katete Girls Primary School · STA Levi Jere 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.34518&mlon=33.61528#map=17/-12.34518/33.61528) 

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 Levi Jere

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

- Hospitals1
- 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 Mzimba District

- Mzimba Boma
- TA Chindi
- TA Jaravikuba Munthali
- TA Kampingo Sibande
- TA Khosolo Gwaza Jere
- TA M'Mbelwa
- TA Mabulabo
- TA Mpherembe
- TA Mtwalo
- TA Mzikubola
- TA Mzukuzuku
- Vwaza Marsh Reserve

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Levi Jere?In Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Levi Jere?STA Chisikwa, TA Kaluluma, TA Khosolo Gwaza Jere, TA Mabulabo and TA Mzikubola
- How many villages are in STA Levi Jere?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Levi Jere?Settlements lie between 1,396 m and 1,574 m
- What is the highest point in STA Levi Jere?Lwanjati (1,828 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Levi Jere?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Levi Jere?Katete OPD, about 6.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in STA Levi Jere?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of STA Levi Jere?MW10511 (OCHA common operational dataset)