# STA Mpunga Traditional authority, Chiradzulu District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-mpunga/

Traditional authority · Chiradzulu District 

# STA Mpunga

STA Mpunga is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chiradzulu District, Southern Region. It covers **91.2 km²**. 68 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 91.2km²

## Where is STA Mpunga?

STA Mpunga lies in [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Juma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-juma/), [TA Kadewere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-kadewere/), [TA Likoswe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-likoswe/) and [TA Nkalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nkalo/). By area it is the 239th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.0% of [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/). The centre of STA Mpunga is about 260 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 21 km from Chiradzulu, the main town of Chiradzulu District. The centre point is at -15.8183° N, 35.2636° 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 Mpunga

Open gazetteers list **68 villages, towns and localities** in STA Mpunga.

- Chalamanda
- Chikaonda
- Chimombo
- Chinguwo
- Chitopa
- Chiwalo
- Chiwayula
- Halala
- Holowanya
- Imedi
- Kachaga
- Kamala
- Khoromana
- Khumbunyu
- Kuchombe
- Kumano
- Kwatani
- Likovo
- Limbani
- Liwawanya
- Lwala
- Madulira
- Magodi
- Magombo
- Majikuta
- Malele
- Malenga
- Maliro
- Malombe
- Masikiza
- Misanjo
- Monjeza
- Mpanda
- Mpira
- Mpoto
- Mtweya
- Muhasuwa
- Mulozi
- Muriya
- Muwa
- Mvonye
- Mwendayekha
- Mzembereko
- Namakhwiri
- Namigoji
- Namitambo
- Nangwiya
- Nankhule
- Ngonji
- Ngwale
- Nkambuwa
- Nkanda
- Nkhota 1
- Nkhota 2
- Nkhuvinda
- Ntenjera
- Nyalugwe 1
- Nyalugwe 2
- Phanduwa
- Robert
- Salira
- Samuel
- Singano
- Taimu
- Tawakari
- Thumbulu
- Truwa
- Witika

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 Mpunga

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

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 3 hills.

- Nsoni · 1,229 m
- Malowa · 1,143 m
- Nkuwili · 1,111 m
- Mwananyama Hill · 1,023 m
- Nyambadwe · 1,018 m
- Chitambera · 1,014 m
- Namitembo Hill · 997 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 Mpunga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chiradzulu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,176 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (309 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 309 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 171 

Apr 22 52 

May 21 20 

Jun 20 19 

Jul 19 33 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 25 10 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 28 84 

Dec 26 230 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Mpunga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St Josephs Hospital [Nguludi] · TA Likoswe 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82608&mlon=35.16559#map=17/-15.82608/35.16559) 

Bank banks · TA Likoswe 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82566&mlon=35.20040#map=17/-15.82566/35.20040) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station · TA Mpama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70905&mlon=35.17758#map=17/-15.70905/35.17758) 

Hotel Limbe Guest House · Nkolokoti Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80279&mlon=35.07394#map=17/-15.80279/35.07394) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Nsanjama Primary School · TA Juma 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.87432&mlon=35.35341#map=17/-15.87432/35.35341) 

College Veterinary college · TA Nkalo 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85693&mlon=35.22073#map=17/-15.85693/35.22073) 

Police station PIM Police Office · STA Onga 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.75779&mlon=35.19086#map=17/-15.75779/35.19086) 

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 Chiradzulu District

- Chiradzulu Boma
- STA Onga
- STA Sandareki
- TA Chitera
- TA Kadewere
- TA Likoswe
- TA Mpama
- TA Nchema
- TA Nkalo

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Mpunga?In Chiradzulu District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Mpunga?TA Juma, TA Kadewere, TA Likoswe and TA Nkalo
- How many villages are in STA Mpunga?68 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in STA Mpunga?Nsoni (1,229 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Mpunga?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Mpunga?St Josephs Hospital [Nguludi], about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Mpunga?banks, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to STA Mpunga?NBS Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Mpunga?TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Mpunga?MW30407 (OCHA common operational dataset)