# STA Kachenga Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/ Traditional authority · Balaka District # STA Kachenga STA Kachenga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **219.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 220km² - 2mapped services - 707 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Kachenga? STA Kachenga lies in [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 8 other traditional authorities: [STA Matola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-matola/), [STA Mkutumula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-mkutumula/), [STA Toleza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-toleza/), [TA Amidu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-amidu/), [TA Chilipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/), [TA Chimwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chimwala/), [TA Kalembo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-kalembo/) and [TA Sawali](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-sawali/). By area it is the 143rd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.3% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of STA Kachenga is about 168 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 16 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -14.8626° N, 35.0437° 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 Kachenga Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in STA Kachenga. Settlements here lie between about 653 m and 723 m above sea level (median 707 m). - Bimoni - Celemu - Dambolankhanga - Dunkan - Kajawa - Kapire - Mbela - Mpilisi 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 Kachenga Named natural and historic features inside STA Kachenga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Chikangati ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Msimbwi Achilembwe · 668 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 Kachenga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Balaka District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,158 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 330 Feb 23 223 Mar 23 173 Apr 21 52 May 20 13 Jun 18 9 Jul 18 16 Aug 21 6 Sep 24 8 Oct 27 17 Nov 27 74 Dec 25 237 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Kachenga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Balaka District Hospital · Balaka Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98420&mlon=34.94963#map=17/-14.98420/34.94963) Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98054&mlon=34.95605#map=17/-14.98054/34.95605) Petrol pump Balaka Filling Station · Balaka Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98866&mlon=34.95602#map=17/-14.98866/34.95602) Hotel Zembani Lodge · Balaka Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98752&mlon=34.95488#map=17/-14.98752/34.95488) Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) School Kapire CDSS · STA Kachenga 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.78567&mlon=34.99945#map=17/-14.78567/34.99945) College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) Police station Balaka Police Headquarters · Balaka Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99089&mlon=34.96052#map=17/-14.99089/34.96052) 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 Kachenga Places mapped inside STA Kachenga 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 Balaka District - Balaka Town - Liwonde Town - STA Matola - STA Phalula - STA Toleza - TA Amidu - TA Chanthunya - TA Kalembo - TA Msamala - TA Nkaya - TA Sawali ## Quick answers - Where is STA Kachenga?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Kachenga?STA Matola, STA Mkutumula, STA Toleza, TA Amidu, TA Chilipa, TA Chimwala, TA Kalembo and TA Sawali - How many villages are in STA Kachenga?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Kachenga?Settlements lie between 653 m and 723 m - What is the highest point in STA Kachenga?Msimbwi Achilembwe (668 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit STA Kachenga?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Kachenga?Balaka District Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Kachenga?Standard Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Kachenga?Balaka Filling Station, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Kachenga?MW31203 (OCHA common operational dataset)