# STA Chiunda Traditional authority, Mangochi District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-chiunda/ Traditional authority · Mangochi District # STA Chiunda STA Chiunda is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **178.0 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 178km² - 8mapped services - 557 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Chiunda? STA Chiunda lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Liwonde National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/liwonde-national-park/), [TA Chiwalo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-chiwalo/), [TA Chowe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chowe/), [TA Liwonde](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-liwonde/) and [TA Mbwana Nyambi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mbwana-nyambi/). By area it is the 170th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 2.8% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of STA Chiunda is about 196 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 32 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.7236° N, 35.4260° 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 Chiunda Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in STA Chiunda. Settlements here lie between about 512 m and 584 m above sea level (median 557 m). - Bakali - Chimesya - Chisuvi - Chiunda - Gulumba - Gulumbo - Kalonga - Kamba - Kambona - Machemba - Misolo - Mwala - Nawanga - Uko 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 Chiunda Named natural and historic features inside STA Chiunda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mbwasi Stream ### Estates 1 estate. - Masanje Estate 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 Chiunda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mangochi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (325 mm) and the driest Jun (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 325 Feb 24 217 Mar 24 158 Apr 23 45 May 21 10 Jun 20 4 Jul 20 8 Aug 22 6 Sep 25 4 Oct 28 15 Nov 29 58 Dec 26 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Chiunda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ntaja Health Centre · TA Kawinga 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.86825&mlon=35.52942#map=17/-14.86825/35.52942) Bank National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA) · Mangochi Town 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48176&mlon=35.26709#map=17/-14.48176/35.26709) Petrol pump Engen · Mangochi Town 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48638&mlon=35.25751#map=17/-14.48638/35.25751) Hotel Shire Camp & Safaris - Liwonde Malawi · TA Chimwala 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.59412&mlon=35.17549#map=17/-14.59412/35.17549) Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) School Mbombwe School · STA Chiunda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.71625&mlon=35.43285#map=17/-14.71625/35.43285) College Mtakataka Police College · Mangochi Town 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48000&mlon=35.26798#map=17/-14.48000/35.26798) Police station mangochi police · Mangochi Town 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.47937&mlon=35.27119#map=17/-14.47937/35.27119) 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 Chiunda Places mapped inside STA Chiunda in open map data, by type. - Schools8 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 Mangochi District - Lake Malawi National Park - Lake Malombe - Mangochi Town - Monkey Bay Urban - STA Lulanga - STA Ntonda - TA Chilipa - TA Chimwala - TA Chowe - TA Jalasi - TA Katuli - TA Makanjila - TA Mbwana Nyambi - TA Mponda - TA Namabvi - TA Nankumba ## Quick answers - Where is STA Chiunda?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Chiunda?Liwonde National Park, TA Chiwalo, TA Chowe, TA Liwonde and TA Mbwana Nyambi - How many villages are in STA Chiunda?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Chiunda?Settlements lie between 512 m and 584 m - What is the best time to visit STA Chiunda?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Chiunda?Ntaja Health Centre, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Chiunda?National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA), about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Chiunda?Engen, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Chiunda?MW30114 (OCHA common operational dataset)