# STA Phalula Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-phalula/

Traditional authority · Balaka District 

# STA Phalula

STA Phalula is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **226.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 226km²
- 585 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Phalula?

STA Phalula lies in [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Tsikulamowa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/sta-tsikulamowa/), [TA Chanthunya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-chanthunya/), [TA Nkaya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-nkaya/) and [TA Symon Likongwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-symon-likongwe/). By area it is the 142nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 10.6% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of STA Phalula is about 183 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 29 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -15.2310° N, 34.8766° 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 Phalula

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

- Kutamba
- Kutambo
- Phalula
- Pombeya

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 Phalula

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Namitani
- Ndungundi

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 Phalula 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 Phalula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Midzemba Health Center · TA Symon Likongwe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.34762&mlon=34.84049#map=17/-15.34762/34.84049) 

Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98054&mlon=34.95605#map=17/-14.98054/34.95605) 

Petrol pump Puma · TA Symon Likongwe 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44423&mlon=34.85928#map=17/-15.44423/34.85928) 

Hotel Nkunkhu Lodge · TA Symon Likongwe 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44413&mlon=34.85981#map=17/-15.44413/34.85981) 

School Matandani Adventist Mission · TA Chekucheku 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.32130&mlon=34.65693#map=17/-15.32130/34.65693) 

College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) 

Police station Zalewa Police Checkpoint · TA Symon Likongwe 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44331&mlon=34.86348#map=17/-15.44331/34.86348) 

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 Balaka District

- Balaka Town
- Liwonde Town
- STA Kachenga
- STA Matola
- STA Toleza
- TA Amidu
- TA Chanthunya
- TA Kalembo
- TA Msamala
- TA Nkaya
- TA Sawali

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Phalula?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Phalula?STA Tsikulamowa, TA Chanthunya, TA Nkaya and TA Symon Likongwe
- How many villages are in STA Phalula?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit STA Phalula?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Phalula?Midzemba Health Center, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Phalula?Standard Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Phalula?Puma, about 24 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Phalula?MW31206 (OCHA common operational dataset)