# STA Tombondiya Traditional authority, Mulanje District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/sta-tombondiya/ Traditional authority · Mulanje District # STA Tombondiya STA Tombondiya is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mulanje District, Southern Region. It covers **76.4 km²**. - 76.4km² ## Where is STA Tombondiya? STA Tombondiya lies in [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Mbawela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-mbawela/), [TA Chikumbu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-chikumbu/), [TA Kapichi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-kapichi/) and [TA Mabuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-mabuka/). By area it is the 252nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.8% of [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/). The centre of STA Tombondiya is about 295 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 23 km from Mulanje, the main town of Mulanje District. The centre point is at -16.1606° N, 35.3318° 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of STA Tombondiya Named natural and historic features inside STA Tombondiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Miwa ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Bali Hill · 631 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Thuchila Forest Reserve 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 Tombondiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mulanje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,358 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (353 mm) and the driest Sep (12 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 22 353 Feb 22 232 Mar 22 207 Apr 20 76 May 18 29 Jun 17 27 Jul 17 45 Aug 19 12 Sep 22 12 Oct 25 19 Nov 25 96 Dec 24 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Tombondiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Khonjeni Health Centre · TA Kapichi 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.09658&mlon=35.27150#map=17/-16.09658/35.27150) Bank Standard Bank · Luchenza Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01616&mlon=35.29986#map=17/-16.01616/35.29986) Petrol pump Petroda · Luchenza Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.00587&mlon=35.31145#map=17/-16.00587/35.31145) Hotel Mulanje View Motel · Mulanje Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03330&mlon=35.50000#map=17/-16.03330/35.50000) School Misanjo Primary School · TA Mabuka 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.08097&mlon=35.46590#map=17/-16.08097/35.46590) College Mitengo Technical College-MITEC · Thyolo Boma 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06670&mlon=35.13330#map=17/-16.06670/35.13330) Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02656&mlon=35.50372#map=17/-16.02656/35.50372) 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 Mulanje District - Mulanje Boma - Mulanje Mountain Reserve - STA Sunganinzeru - TA Chikumbu - TA Juma - TA Laston Njema - TA Mabuka - TA Nkanda - TA Nthiramanja ## Quick answers - Where is STA Tombondiya?In Mulanje District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Tombondiya?STA Mbawela, TA Chikumbu, TA Kapichi and TA Mabuka - What is the highest point in STA Tombondiya?Bali Hill (631 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit STA Tombondiya?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Tombondiya?Khonjeni Health Centre, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Tombondiya?Standard Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Tombondiya?Petroda, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Tombondiya?MW30808 (OCHA common operational dataset)