# STA Boyidi Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/sta-boyidi/

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# STA Boyidi

STA Boyidi is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **52.4 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 52.4km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is STA Boyidi?

STA Boyidi lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Bvumbwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-bvumbwe/), [TA Chimaliro](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-chimaliro/), [TA Nchilamwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nchilamwela/) and [TA Ngolongoliwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-ngolongoliwa/). By area it is the 272nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.1% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of STA Boyidi is about 264 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 11 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -15.9733° N, 35.1083° 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 Boyidi

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Kapirintiya
- Lilongwe
- Mindimwe

### Estates

11 estates.

- Chaoni
- Chimvuo
- Mandimwe
- Manikuya
- Mindali
- Namadzi
- Naminkweya
- Namisinje
- Nsitsiwiri
- Ntuwanjati
- Tunga

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 Boyidi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Thyolo 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
- Dec

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 Boyidi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chivu Health Centre · STA Boyidi 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.94198&mlon=35.12325#map=17/-15.94198/35.12325) 

Bank Nedbank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81568&mlon=35.06097#map=17/-15.81568/35.06097) 

ATM NBS Bank · Bangwe Mthandizi Ward 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81726&mlon=35.06112#map=17/-15.81726/35.06112) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thunga Service Station · STA Boyidi 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99002&mlon=35.07944#map=17/-15.99002/35.07944) 

Hotel Turn off to The Thyolo House · TA Nchilamwela 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=35.10201#map=17/-16.02809/35.10201) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Thanthwe Mission Primary School · TA Kapeni 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.91029&mlon=35.05190#map=17/-15.91029/35.05190) 

College DAPP Amalika TTC · TA Bvumbwe 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.98222&mlon=35.02161#map=17/-15.98222/35.02161) 

Police station Save the Children · Misesa Ward 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81990&mlon=35.05965#map=17/-15.81990/35.05965) 

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 Boyidi

Places mapped inside STA Boyidi in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1

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 Thyolo District

- Luchenza Town
- STA Mbawela
- STA Thukuta
- TA Bvumbwe
- TA Changata
- TA Chimaliro
- TA Kapichi
- TA Kwethemule
- TA Mphuka
- TA Nanseta
- TA Nchilamwela
- TA Ngolongoliwa
- TA Nsabwe
- TA Thomas
- Thyolo Boma

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Boyidi?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Boyidi?TA Bvumbwe, TA Chimaliro, TA Nchilamwela and TA Ngolongoliwa
- What is the best time to visit STA Boyidi?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Boyidi?Chivu Health Centre, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Boyidi?Nedbank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to STA Boyidi?NBS Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Boyidi?TotalEnergies Thunga Service Station, about 3.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in STA Boyidi?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in STA Boyidi?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of STA Boyidi?MW30714 (OCHA common operational dataset)