# STA Masache Traditional authority, Chikwawa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-masache/ Traditional authority · Chikwawa District # STA Masache STA Masache is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **150.3 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 150km² - 1mapped services - 193 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Masache? STA Masache lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [Mwabvi Game Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/mwabvi-game-reserve/), [TA Mbenje](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mbenje/), [TA Ngabu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngabu/) and [TA Ngowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngowe/). By area it is the 189th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.1% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of STA Masache is about 317 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 65 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.6041° N, 34.9218° 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 Masache Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in STA Masache. Settlements here lie between about 89 m and 304 m above sea level (median 193 m). - Chaletuwa - Kanzele - Kaphilijonjo - Lombe - Masache - Tendo 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 Masache Named natural and historic features inside STA Masache, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nkhongodzo ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 2 hills. - Ngoliko · 303 m - Ngoliro Hill · 303 m - Murukanyama Hill · 250 m - Nyankhungu · 193 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 Masache and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chikwawa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 886 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (241 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 241 Feb 26 179 Mar 25 116 Apr 24 31 May 23 12 Jun 21 10 Jul 21 16 Aug 23 4 Sep 27 8 Oct 29 11 Nov 30 73 Dec 28 185 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Masache Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ngabu Rural Hospital · Ngabu Urban 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.45921&mlon=34.89216#map=17/-16.45921/34.89216) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station · Ngabu Urban 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.47003&mlon=34.87436#map=17/-16.47003/34.87436) Hotel Sinbako Lodge · TA Mbenje 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.57478&mlon=35.10743#map=17/-16.57478/35.10743) School Nyamitalala · TA Mbenje 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56893&mlon=35.03202#map=17/-16.56893/35.03202) College Registrar's Office - Malawi Adventist University - Lakeview Campus · STA Masache 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56881&mlon=34.92179#map=17/-16.56881/34.92179) Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41912&mlon=35.17038#map=17/-16.41912/35.17038) 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 Masache Places mapped inside STA Masache in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Chikwawa District - Chikwawa Boma - Lengwe National Park - Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa - Ngabu Urban - STA Ndakwela - TA Chapananga - TA Kasisi - TA Katunga - TA Lundu - TA Makhwira - TA Maseya - TA Mlilima - TA Ngabu - TA Ngowe ## Quick answers - Where is STA Masache?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Masache?Mwabvi Game Reserve, TA Mbenje, TA Ngabu and TA Ngowe - How many villages are in STA Masache?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Masache?Settlements lie between 89 m and 304 m - What is the highest point in STA Masache?Ngoliko (303 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit STA Masache?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Masache?Ngabu Rural Hospital, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Masache?TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Masache?MW31010 (OCHA common operational dataset)