# STA Chesale Traditional authority, Machinga District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/sta-chesale/

Traditional authority · Machinga District 

# STA Chesale

STA Chesale is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Machinga District, Southern Region. It covers **109.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 110km²
- 715 mtypical elevation

## Where is STA Chesale?

STA Chesale lies in [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Chikweo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chikweo/), [TA Mbwana Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mbwana-nyambi/), [TA Ngokwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-ngokwe/) and [TA Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nyambi/). By area it is the 230th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.8% of [Machinga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/). The centre of STA Chesale is about 225 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 78 km from Machinga, the main town of Machinga District. The centre point is at -14.6336° N, 35.7636° 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 Chesale

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in STA Chesale. Settlements here lie between about 696 m and 735 m above sea level (median 715 m).

- Chimbila
- Meitia
- Mthiniwa
- Mtonda
- Muwawa
- Mwitiya
- Nakaka
- Puruma

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 Chesale

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Citwiche Stream
- Mpila

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 1 mountain.

- Mkopo Hill · 1,073 m
- Namasakala Hill · 880 m
- Cikwelelo Hill · 744 m
- Magombo Hill · 701 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 Chesale and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Machinga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,099 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Sep (5 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 24 216 

Mar 24 165 

Apr 22 45 

May 21 10 

Jun 19 6 

Jul 19 11 

Aug 21 7 

Sep 25 5 

Oct 27 15 

Nov 28 71 

Dec 26 220 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Chesale

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntaja Health Centre · TA Kawinga 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.86825&mlon=35.52942#map=17/-14.86825/35.52942) 

School Nangalole J.P School · TA Mbwana Nyambi 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54578&mlon=35.75067#map=17/-14.54578/35.75067) 

Police station Chiponde Police Unit · TA Jalasi 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.37111&mlon=35.59999#map=17/-14.37111/35.59999) 

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 Machinga District

- Liwonde National Park
- Liwonde Town
- Machinga Boma
- STA Nchinguza
- STA Nsanama
- TA Chamba
- TA Chikweo
- TA Chiwalo
- TA Kapoloma
- TA Kawinga
- TA Liwonde
- TA Mlomba
- TA Mposa
- TA Ngokwe
- TA Nkoola
- TA Nkula
- TA Nyambi
- TA Sitola

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Chesale?In Machinga District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Chesale?TA Chikweo, TA Mbwana Nyambi, TA Ngokwe and TA Nyambi
- How many villages are in STA Chesale?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of STA Chesale?Settlements lie between 696 m and 735 m
- What is the highest point in STA Chesale?Mkopo Hill (1,073 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Chesale?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Chesale?Ntaja Health Centre, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Chesale?MW30216 (OCHA common operational dataset)