# STA Toleza Traditional authority, Balaka District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-toleza/ Traditional authority · Balaka District # STA Toleza STA Toleza is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Balaka District, Southern Region. It covers **36.0 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 36.0km² - 659 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Toleza? STA Toleza lies in [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [STA Kachenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-kachenga/), [STA Matola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/sta-matola/) and [TA Sawali](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/ta-sawali/). By area it is the 286th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.7% of [Balaka District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/balaka/). The centre of STA Toleza is about 166 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 10 km from Balaka, the main town of Balaka District. The centre point is at -14.8949° N, 34.9961° 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 Toleza Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in STA Toleza. - Chulu - Mlandula - Toleza 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 Toleza Named natural and historic features inside STA Toleza, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mfuleniwansenjere 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 Toleza 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 Toleza Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Balaka District Hospital · Balaka Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98420&mlon=34.94963#map=17/-14.98420/34.94963) Bank Standard Bank · Balaka Town 10 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98866&mlon=34.95602#map=17/-14.98866/34.95602) Hotel Zembani Lodge · Balaka Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98752&mlon=34.95488#map=17/-14.98752/34.95488) Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) School Balaka Secondary School · Balaka Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.98730&mlon=34.96419#map=17/-14.98730/34.96419) College ANDIAMO EDUCATION INSTITUTE (Technical College) · TA Msamala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.00444&mlon=34.94996#map=17/-15.00444/34.94996) Police station Balaka Police Station · Balaka Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99078&mlon=34.96022#map=17/-14.99078/34.96022) 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 Phalula - TA Amidu - TA Chanthunya - TA Kalembo - TA Msamala - TA Nkaya - TA Sawali ## Quick answers - Where is STA Toleza?In Balaka District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Toleza?STA Kachenga, STA Matola and TA Sawali - How many villages are in STA Toleza?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit STA Toleza?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Toleza?Balaka District Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Toleza?Standard Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Toleza?Balaka Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Toleza?MW31210 (OCHA common operational dataset)