# STA Ndakwela Traditional authority, Chikwawa District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-ndakwela/

Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# STA Ndakwela

STA Ndakwela is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **131.4 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 131km²
- 138 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Ndakwela?

STA Ndakwela lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Lengwe National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/lengwe-national-park/), [TA Chapananga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/), [TA Katunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-katunga/), [TA Lundu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-lundu/) and [TA Maseya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/). By area it is the 206th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.7% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of STA Ndakwela is about 266 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 20 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.1871° N, 34.7057° 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 Ndakwela

Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in STA Ndakwela. Settlements here lie between about 105 m and 145 m above sea level (median 138 m).

- Alimenda
- Alumenda
- Azyuda
- Chafudzika
- Chawuwa
- Cogaka
- Dzikolatha
- Kampani
- Kampomo
- Lazalo
- Mandalade
- Masamba
- Mbuzi
- Mpasu
- Mphuka
- Nchimika
- Ngilazi
- Nsiyampanje
- Simbi

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 Ndakwela

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Chinthu
- Chombwa
- Kalampeni
- Katawara
- Madziabango
- Nadzitimbe
- Namisece

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 Ndakwela 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 Ndakwela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St Montfort Hospital · TA Lundu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25681&mlon=34.86892#map=17/-16.25681/34.86892) 

Bank SUCOMA SACCO · TA Lundu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26597&mlon=34.87247#map=17/-16.26597/34.87247) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Nchalo Service Station · TA Lundu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26519&mlon=34.87175#map=17/-16.26519/34.87175) 

Hotel St Moses Private Secondary School · TA Lundu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25557&mlon=34.86431#map=17/-16.25557/34.86431) 

School Kakoma Primary School · TA Chapananga 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.09884&mlon=34.62499#map=17/-16.09884/34.62499) 

College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=34.78879#map=17/-16.02809/34.78879) 

Police station Nchalo Police Station · TA Lundu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25879&mlon=34.86696#map=17/-16.25879/34.86696) 

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 Chikwawa District

- Chikwawa Boma
- Lengwe National Park
- Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa
- Ngabu Urban
- STA Masache
- TA Chapananga
- TA Kasisi
- TA Katunga
- TA Lundu
- TA Makhwira
- TA Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngabu
- TA Ngowe

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Ndakwela?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Ndakwela?Lengwe National Park, TA Chapananga, TA Katunga, TA Lundu and TA Maseya
- How many villages are in STA Ndakwela?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Ndakwela?Settlements lie between 105 m and 145 m
- What is the best time to visit STA Ndakwela?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Ndakwela?St Montfort Hospital, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Ndakwela?SUCOMA SACCO, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Ndakwela?TotalEnergies Nchalo Service Station, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Ndakwela?MW31008 (OCHA common operational dataset)