# STA Kachulu Traditional authority, Rumphi District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-kachulu/

Traditional authority · Rumphi District 

# STA Kachulu

STA Kachulu is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **131.7 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 132km²
- 1,275 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Kachulu?

STA Kachulu lies in [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [Nyika National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/nyika-national-park/), [Nyika National Park-Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/nyika-national-park-karonga/), [TA Mwalweni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwalweni/) and [TA Wasambo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-wasambo/). By area it is the 204th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.9% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of STA Kachulu is about 369 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 46 km from Rumphi, the main town of Rumphi District. The centre point is at -10.6569° N, 34.0655° 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 Kachulu

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in STA Kachulu. Settlements here lie between about 1,007 m and 1,470 m above sea level (median 1,275 m).

- Chakaka
- Chautala Msiska
- Chibinga
- Chibingo Chisango
- Chidiwo Msiska
- Chiwelewele Msiska
- Chiwerewere
- Fwira Msyali
- Hananiya Msiska
- Junju
- Kamkusa Msiska
- Kamutu Msyali
- Kayoboyelo Mkandawire
- Kaziwiziwi
- Khondowe
- Khwati Hawire
- Mwachikwezga Mbale
- Mwembe Msiska
- Mweyeye
- Phoka
- Thawali Msiska
- Thomasi Kaviwangwa Msiska
- Zebedia Mwaphoka Mbale

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 Kachulu

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Bula
- Chipumba
- Junju
- Kaziwiziwi
- Luvona
- Mpando
- Mphache
- Mphachi
- Mphonde
- Mzinga
- Pwakanbwa

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Chamburasisi · 1,584 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 Kachulu and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rumphi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 169 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,275 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 279 

Feb 19 220 

Mar 19 228 

Apr 18 135 

May 16 27 

Jun 14 12 

Jul 14 9 

Aug 16 4 

Sep 19 5 

Oct 22 23 

Nov 22 88 

Dec 21 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Kachulu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital David Gordon Memorial · TA Mwalweni 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.60452&mlon=34.11080#map=17/-10.60452/34.11080) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Wasambo 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.45359&mlon=34.21056#map=17/-10.45359/34.21056) 

Hotel Livingstonia Lodges · TA Mwalweni 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.61046&mlon=34.11299#map=17/-10.61046/34.11299) 

School Livingstonia CDSS · TA Mwalweni 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.59960&mlon=34.10428#map=17/-10.59960/34.10428) 

College University of Livingstonia - Laws Campus · TA Mwalweni 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.61325&mlon=34.10685#map=17/-10.61325/34.10685) 

Police station Chitimba Police Road block · TA Mwalweni 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.59345&mlon=34.16894#map=17/-10.59345/34.16894) 

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 Rumphi District

- Nyika National Park
- Rumphi Boma
- STA Chapinduka
- STA Chisovya
- STA Njikula
- STA Zolokere
- TA Chikulamayembe
- TA Katumbi
- TA Mwahenga
- TA Mwalweni
- TA Mwamlowe
- TA Mwankhunikira
- Vwaza Marsh Reserve

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Kachulu?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Kachulu?Nyika National Park, Nyika National Park-Karonga, TA Mwalweni and TA Wasambo
- How many villages are in STA Kachulu?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Kachulu?Settlements lie between 1,007 m and 1,470 m
- What is the highest point in STA Kachulu?Chamburasisi (1,584 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Kachulu?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Kachulu?David Gordon Memorial, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Kachulu?Meru, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Kachulu?MW10405 (OCHA common operational dataset)