# STA Njikula Traditional authority, Rumphi District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Rumphi District 

# STA Njikula

STA Njikula is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **42.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 42.8km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,158 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Njikula?

STA Njikula lies in [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Mwalweni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwalweni/), [TA Mwamlowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwamlowe/) and [TA Mwankhunikira](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwankhunikira/). By area it is the 281st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.9% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of STA Njikula is about 359 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 44 km from Rumphi, the main town of Rumphi District. The centre point is at -10.7628° N, 34.1590° 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 Njikula

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in STA Njikula.

- Bunga
- Jalawe
- Mkandawire Mulunda
- Mlondoma

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 Njikula

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams; 2 waterfalls.

- Fufu Falls
- Jailos
- Jarawe
- Kambwiya
- Nsafiri
- Wongwe Falls

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Bunga · 1,210 m
- Kamori · 1,143 m

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- South Rukuru M1 Bridge

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 Njikula and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rumphi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). 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**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 279 

Feb 21 220 

Mar 20 228 

Apr 19 135 

May 17 27 

Jun 15 12 

Jul 15 9 

Aug 17 4 

Sep 20 5 

Oct 23 23 

Nov 24 88 

Dec 22 245 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Njikula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital David Gordon Memorial · TA Mwalweni 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.60452&mlon=34.11080#map=17/-10.60452/34.11080) 

Petrol pump Meru · TA Wasambo 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.45359&mlon=34.21056#map=17/-10.45359/34.21056) 

Hotel Livingstonia Lodges · TA Mwalweni 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.61046&mlon=34.11299#map=17/-10.61046/34.11299) 

School Sanglio Primary School · STA Njikula 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.73922&mlon=34.14501#map=17/-10.73922/34.14501) 

College University of Livingstonia · TA Mwalweni 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.61338&mlon=34.10737#map=17/-10.61338/34.10737) 

Police station Road Block · TA Mwalweni 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.65767&mlon=34.19359#map=17/-10.65767/34.19359) 

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 Njikula

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

- Schools2

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 Rumphi District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Njikula?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Njikula?TA Mwalweni, TA Mwamlowe and TA Mwankhunikira
- How many villages are in STA Njikula?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in STA Njikula?Bunga (1,210 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Njikula?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Njikula?David Gordon Memorial, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Njikula?Meru, about 35 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Njikula?MW10411 (OCHA common operational dataset)