# STA Zolokere Traditional authority, Rumphi District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Rumphi District 

# STA Zolokere

STA Zolokere is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **69.6 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 69.6km²
- 1,196 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Zolokere?

STA Zolokere 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 Chikulamayembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-chikulamayembe/), [TA Katumbi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-katumbi/) and [Vwaza Marsh Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/vwaza-marsh-reserve/). By area it is the 257th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.5% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of STA Zolokere is about 348 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 -10.8504° N, 33.4886° 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 Zolokere

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in STA Zolokere. Settlements here lie between about 1,142 m and 1,238 m above sea level (median 1,196 m).

- Chatumbwa Khunga
- Chilufya Nundwe
- Ching’anya
- Chitungulu Zunda
- Kamunoli Chavula
- Kapalala Khunga
- Khutamaji Kachali
- Monga
- Mowa
- Mphendekucha
- Zolokere

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 Zolokere

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mzwaŵa

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Hara · 1,297 m
- Kanyiphi · 1,291 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 Zolokere 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 Zolokere

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Vwaza Marsh Lodge · Vwaza Marsh Reserve 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.85647&mlon=33.45192#map=17/-10.85647/33.45192) 

School Kaduku · TA Katumbi 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.84936&mlon=33.52985#map=17/-10.84936/33.52985) 

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 Kachulu
- STA Njikula
- TA Chikulamayembe
- TA Katumbi
- TA Mwahenga
- TA Mwalweni
- TA Mwamlowe
- TA Mwankhunikira
- Vwaza Marsh Reserve

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Zolokere?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Zolokere?TA Chikulamayembe, TA Katumbi and Vwaza Marsh Reserve
- How many villages are in STA Zolokere?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Zolokere?Settlements lie between 1,142 m and 1,238 m
- What is the highest point in STA Zolokere?Hara (1,297 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Zolokere?May to November
- What is the P-code of STA Zolokere?MW10409 (OCHA common operational dataset)