# STA Nkapita Traditional authority, Zomba District – Villages

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

Traditional authority · Zomba District 

# STA Nkapita

STA Nkapita is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba District, Southern Region. It covers **172.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 172km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is STA Nkapita?

STA Nkapita lies in [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Malemia](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-malemia/), [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/), [TA Nkula](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-nkula/) and [TA Sitola](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/machinga/ta-sitola/). By area it is the 174th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.6% of [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/). The centre of STA Nkapita is about 210 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.2842° N, 35.1874° 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 Nkapita

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in STA Nkapita.

- Chikapa

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 Nkapita

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Lisanjali
- Mirale
- Mirale River
- Namitembo River

### Estates

2 estates.

- Namitembo Estate
- Piemonpe Estate

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 Nkapita 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 Nkapita

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zomba Fikila · STA Nkapita 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.25189&mlon=35.25708#map=17/-15.25189/35.25708) 

Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Zomba Central Ward 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.31546#map=17/-15.38710/35.31546) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Zomba City Service Station · Chambo Ward 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38830&mlon=35.31291#map=17/-15.38830/35.31291) 

Hotel Zomba Forest Lodge · TA Mlumbe 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.36704&mlon=35.26611#map=17/-15.36704/35.26611) 

School Cobbe Barracks CDSS · Mtiya Ward 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38982&mlon=35.31181#map=17/-15.38982/35.31181) 

College Teachers Training Centre · TA Sitola 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.13423&mlon=35.24177#map=17/-15.13423/35.24177) 

Police station Machinga Police Station · Machinga Boma 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.17674&mlon=35.29882#map=17/-15.17674/35.29882) 

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 Nkapita

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

- Hospitals1

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 Zomba District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is STA Nkapita?In Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders STA Nkapita?TA Malemia, TA Mlumbe, TA Nkula and TA Sitola
- How many villages are in STA Nkapita?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit STA Nkapita?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to STA Nkapita?Zomba Fikila, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to STA Nkapita?Malawi Savings Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Nkapita?TotalEnergies Zomba City Service Station, about 18 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in STA Nkapita?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of STA Nkapita?MW30311 (OCHA common operational dataset)