# STA Nyaluwanga Traditional authority, Nkhatabay District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/sta-nyaluwanga/ Traditional authority · Nkhatabay District # STA Nyaluwanga STA Nyaluwanga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nkhatabay District, Northern Region. It covers **208.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 209km² - 1,141 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Nyaluwanga? STA Nyaluwanga lies in [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/nkhorongo-lupaso-ward/), [TA M'bwana](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-m-bwana/), [TA Mtwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mtwalo/), [TA Timbiri](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/ta-timbiri/) and [Zolozolo East Ward](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzuzu-city/zolozolo-east-ward/). By area it is the 150th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.0% of [Nkhatabay District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/nkhatabay/). The centre of STA Nyaluwanga is about 293 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 34 km from Nkhata Bay, the main town of Nkhatabay District. The centre point is at -11.3537° N, 34.1095° 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 Nyaluwanga Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in STA Nyaluwanga. Settlements here lie between about 765 m and 1,434 m above sea level (median 1,141 m). - Chigwere - Chikwina - Chipaika - Chivuti - Karonga - Kayuni - Nkholero 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 Nyaluwanga Named natural and historic features inside STA Nyaluwanga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chikwina - Konga 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 Nyaluwanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nkhatabay District, the warmest month is Nov (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 585 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 17 284 Feb 17 228 Mar 17 219 Apr 16 124 May 14 24 Jun 12 11 Jul 11 8 Aug 13 4 Sep 16 5 Oct 19 21 Nov 20 88 Dec 18 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Nyaluwanga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St John's Hospital · Katawa Ward 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45149&mlon=34.02773#map=17/-11.45149/34.02773) Bank NBS Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46266&mlon=34.02443#map=17/-11.46266/34.02443) ATM National Bank · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.45794&mlon=34.01756#map=17/-11.45794/34.01756) Petrol pump Petroda Filling Station · Luwinga Ward 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.42705&mlon=34.00367#map=17/-11.42705/34.00367) Hotel Mono Lodge · Zolozolo East Ward 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.43639&mlon=34.04675#map=17/-11.43639/34.04675) Mall Kentam Mall · Jombo - Kaning'ina Ward 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.46087&mlon=34.02255#map=17/-11.46087/34.02255) School Marymount Secondary School · Katawa Ward 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.44259&mlon=34.03662#map=17/-11.44259/34.03662) College Mzuzu Technical College · Zolozolo East Ward 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.43669&mlon=34.03512#map=17/-11.43669/34.03512) Police station Luwinga Police Station · Luwinga Ward 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.42679&mlon=34.00144#map=17/-11.42679/34.00144) 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 Kondowe - 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 Nyaluwanga?In Nkhatabay District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Nyaluwanga?Nkhorongo - Lupaso Ward, TA M'bwana, TA Mtwalo, TA Timbiri and Zolozolo East Ward - How many villages are in STA Nyaluwanga?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Nyaluwanga?Settlements lie between 765 m and 1,434 m - What is the best time to visit STA Nyaluwanga?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Nyaluwanga?St John's Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Nyaluwanga?NBS Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to STA Nyaluwanga?National Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Nyaluwanga?Petroda Filling Station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Nyaluwanga?MW10310 (OCHA common operational dataset)