# STA Kondowe Traditional authority, Nkhatabay District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/sta-kondowe/ Traditional authority · Nkhatabay District # STA Kondowe STA Kondowe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhatabay District, Northern Region. It covers **85.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 85.4km² - 561 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Kondowe? STA Kondowe lies in [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Chapinduka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-chapinduka/), [TA Boghoyo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-boghoyo/), [TA M'bwana](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-m-bwana/) and [TA Mwankhunikira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwankhunikira/). By area it is the 245th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.0% of [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/). The centre of STA Kondowe is about 327 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 62 km from Nkhata Bay, the main town of Nkhatabay District. The centre point is at -11.0554° N, 34.1915° 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 Kondowe Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in STA Kondowe. Settlements here lie between about 530 m and 739 m above sea level (median 561 m). - Chinkhwazara - Chivina - Khonje - Londo - Mijumiju - Mkondowe 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 Kondowe Named natural and historic features inside STA Kondowe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Chizgimba - Murwezi - Ngoma - Tenthe ### Coast and islands 2 headlands. - Kalikale Point - Nkhoso Point 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 Kondowe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nkhatabay District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,251 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (284 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 284 Feb 21 228 Mar 20 219 Apr 19 124 May 17 24 Jun 16 11 Jul 15 8 Aug 17 4 Sep 20 5 Oct 23 21 Nov 23 88 Dec 22 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Kondowe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kasambala Medical Centre · TA Mwahenga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.87107&mlon=34.01367#map=17/-10.87107/34.01367) Bank FDH Bank Rumphi · Rumphi Boma 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02200&mlon=33.85862#map=17/-11.02200/33.85862) ATM ATM · Rumphi Boma 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02183&mlon=33.85869#map=17/-11.02183/33.85869) Petrol pump Meru · TA Jaravikuba Munthali 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.04258&mlon=33.92663#map=17/-11.04258/33.92663) Hotel Usisya Beach Eco-Lodge · TA M'bwana 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.23973&mlon=34.23227#map=17/-11.23973/34.23227) School Phwezi Secondary Schools · TA Mwahenga 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.88682&mlon=34.01823#map=17/-10.88682/34.01823) College Ekwendeni college of health sciences · Rumphi Boma 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02332&mlon=33.85013#map=17/-11.02332/33.85013) Police station Rumphi Police station · Rumphi Boma 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.01991&mlon=33.86041#map=17/-11.01991/33.86041) 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 Nkhatabay District - Nkhatabay Boma - STA Nyaluwanga - TA Boghoyo - TA Fukamalaza - TA Fukamapiri - TA Kabunduli - TA M'bwana - TA Malanda - TA Malenga Mzoma - TA Mankhambira - TA Mkumbira - TA Timbiri - TA Zilakoma ## Quick answers - Where is STA Kondowe?In Nkhatabay District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Kondowe?STA Chapinduka, TA Boghoyo, TA M'bwana and TA Mwankhunikira - How many villages are in STA Kondowe?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Kondowe?Settlements lie between 530 m and 739 m - What is the best time to visit STA Kondowe?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Kondowe?Kasambala Medical Centre, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Kondowe?FDH Bank Rumphi, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to STA Kondowe?ATM, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Kondowe?Meru, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Kondowe?MW10311 (OCHA common operational dataset)