# STA Ntonda Traditional authority, Mangochi District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/sta-ntonda/ Traditional authority · Mangochi District # STA Ntonda STA Ntonda is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **238.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 239km² - 7mapped services - 772 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Ntonda? STA Ntonda lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Chilipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-chilipa/), [TA Goodson Ganya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/ntcheu/ta-goodson-ganya/), [TA Mponda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-mponda/) and [TA Nankumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-nankumba/). By area it is the 135th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.7% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of STA Ntonda is about 138 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 42 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.5891° N, 34.8929° 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 Ntonda Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in STA Ntonda. Settlements here lie between about 677 m and 804 m above sea level (median 772 m). - Makumulo - Malopa - Manda - Mtonda - Songa 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 Ntonda Named natural and historic features inside STA Ntonda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Cisanja - Muoni ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Phirilongwe · 1,494 m - Migula · 767 m - Kaliumburaga · 765 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 Ntonda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mangochi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 220 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 325 Feb 23 217 Mar 22 158 Apr 21 45 May 20 10 Jun 18 4 Jul 18 8 Aug 21 6 Sep 24 4 Oct 27 15 Nov 27 58 Dec 25 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Ntonda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chilonga Health Center · TA Nankumba 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.46727&mlon=34.87117#map=17/-14.46727/34.87117) Bank National Bank · Ntcheu Boma 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81372&mlon=34.63303#map=17/-14.81372/34.63303) Petrol pump Energem · TA Masasa 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.42898&mlon=34.59764#map=17/-14.42898/34.59764) Hotel Shire Camp & Safaris - Liwonde Malawi · TA Chimwala 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.59412&mlon=35.17549#map=17/-14.59412/35.17549) Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) School Kabudira 1 School · STA Ntonda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.60441&mlon=34.90307#map=17/-14.60441/34.90307) College DMI-St John the Baptist University · TA Chimwala 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54733&mlon=35.17874#map=17/-14.54733/35.17874) Police station Police Victim Unit · TA Nankumba 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48889&mlon=34.81137#map=17/-14.48889/34.81137) 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 Ntonda Places mapped inside STA Ntonda in open map data, by type. - Schools7 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 Chiunda - STA Lulanga - 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 Ntonda?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Ntonda?TA Chilipa, TA Goodson Ganya, TA Mponda and TA Nankumba - How many villages are in STA Ntonda?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Ntonda?Settlements lie between 677 m and 804 m - What is the highest point in STA Ntonda?Phirilongwe (1,494 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit STA Ntonda?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Ntonda?Chilonga Health Center, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Ntonda?National Bank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Ntonda?Energem, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Ntonda?MW30113 (OCHA common operational dataset)