# STA Thukuta Traditional authority, Thyolo District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Thyolo District 

# STA Thukuta

STA Thukuta is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Thyolo District, Southern Region. It covers **61.8 km²**.

- 61.8km²

## Where is STA Thukuta?

STA Thukuta lies in [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [TA Mlolo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mlolo/) and [TA Nsabwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/ta-nsabwe/). By area it is the 262nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.7% of [Thyolo District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/thyolo/). The centre of STA Thukuta is about 309 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 35 km from Thyolo, the main town of Thyolo District. The centre point is at -16.3639° N, 35.2527° 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 Thukuta

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

### Water

13 rivers and streams.

- Chidiniba
- Katole
- Lifuluni River
- Longoni
- Makapwa
- Misolo Wang’ono
- Namikango
- Nazilwere
- Ndimaneni
- Ngondi wa Madzi
- Palamanga
- Ulongwe
- Zoa

### Hills and mountains

4 hills.

- Namvula · 541 m
- Chambiri · 422 m
- Nsanje · 324 m
- Namikango · 276 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 Thukuta 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
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- 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 Thukuta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Trinity Hospital / Nursing and Midwifery Training Centre · TA Mlolo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41869&mlon=35.17175#map=17/-16.41869/35.17175) 

Bank Standard Bank · Luchenza Town 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.01616&mlon=35.29986#map=17/-16.01616/35.29986) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Thyolo Boma 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.06580&mlon=35.14820#map=17/-16.06580/35.14820) 

Hotel Muona Lodge · TA Mlolo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41732&mlon=35.16809#map=17/-16.41732/35.16809) 

School Fatima Girls Boarding School · TA Mlolo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.42226&mlon=35.17654#map=17/-16.42226/35.17654) 

College Malamulo College of Health Sciences · TA Kwethemule 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17205&mlon=35.10847#map=17/-16.17205/35.10847) 

Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41912&mlon=35.17038#map=17/-16.41912/35.17038) 

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 Thyolo District

- Luchenza Town
- STA Boyidi
- STA Mbawela
- 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 Thukuta?In Thyolo District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Thukuta?TA Mlolo and TA Nsabwe
- What is the highest point in STA Thukuta?Namvula (541 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Thukuta?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Thukuta?Trinity Hospital / Nursing and Midwifery Training Centre, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Thukuta?Standard Bank, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Thukuta?TotalEnergies, about 35 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Thukuta?MW30702 (OCHA common operational dataset)