# STA Ngwelero Traditional authority, Zomba District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-ngwelero/

Traditional authority · Zomba District 

# STA Ngwelero

STA Ngwelero is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba District, Southern Region. It covers **117.5 km²**.

- 118km²

## Where is STA Ngwelero?

STA Ngwelero lies in [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [TA Chikowi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-chikowi/), [TA Jenala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-jenala/), [TA Juma](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-juma/), [TA Mbiza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mbiza/) and [TA Mwambo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mwambo/). By area it is the 217th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.2% of [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/). The centre of STA Ngwelero is about 255 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.6137° N, 35.4397° 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 Ngwelero

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Chitimambeta
- Muruma
- Sakalawe
- Sanudzi River
- Tankhuni

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Piri La Mpanda · 813 m

### Estates

2 estates.

- Chikomwe
- Kasimu II

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 Ngwelero and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Zomba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (343 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 24 343 

Feb 24 227 

Mar 23 189 

Apr 22 60 

May 20 18 

Jun 19 16 

Jul 18 28 

Aug 20 8 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 25 238 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Ngwelero

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Milepa Health Centre · TA Juma 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.68671&mlon=35.39102#map=17/-15.68671/35.39102) 

Bank Colden Forex Bureau · Zomba Central Ward 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.31561#map=17/-15.38710/35.31561) 

Petrol pump Meru · Chirunga Ward 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38068&mlon=35.33812#map=17/-15.38068/35.33812) 

Hotel Hill Springs Lodge · TA Mlumbe 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.44167&mlon=35.28603#map=17/-15.44167/35.28603) 

School Nankuyu Primary School · TA Nkanda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.71587&mlon=35.44369#map=17/-15.71587/35.44369) 

College Thondwe School of Business and Community Development. · TA Mwambo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.50000&mlon=35.45000#map=17/-15.50000/35.45000) 

Police station Malaŵi Police College · Zomba Central Ward 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.39064&mlon=35.32570#map=17/-15.39064/35.32570) 

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 Zomba District

- STA Nkagula
- STA Nkapita
- STA Ntholowa
- TA Chikowi
- TA Kuntumanji
- TA Malemia
- TA Mbiza
- TA Mkumbira
- TA Mlumbe
- TA Mwambo

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Ngwelero?In Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Ngwelero?TA Chikowi, TA Jenala, TA Juma, TA Mbiza and TA Mwambo
- What is the highest point in STA Ngwelero?Piri La Mpanda (813 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit STA Ngwelero?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Ngwelero?Milepa Health Centre, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Ngwelero?Colden Forex Bureau, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Ngwelero?Meru, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of STA Ngwelero?MW30310 (OCHA common operational dataset)