# STA Ntholowa Traditional authority, Zomba District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-ntholowa/ Traditional authority · Zomba District # STA Ntholowa STA Ntholowa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Zomba District, Southern Region. It covers **125.5 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 125km² - 2mapped services - 900 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Ntholowa? STA Ntholowa lies in [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 7 other traditional authorities: [STA Sandareki](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-sandareki/), [TA Chikowi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-chikowi/), [TA Chitera](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-chitera/), [TA Mbiza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mbiza/), [TA Mlumbe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/ta-mlumbe/), [TA Mpama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-mpama/) and [TA Nchema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nchema/). By area it is the 210th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.6% of [Zomba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/). The centre of STA Ntholowa is about 239 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. The centre point is at -15.5715° N, 35.2652° 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 Ntholowa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in STA Ntholowa. Settlements here lie between about 834 m and 1,016 m above sea level (median 900 m). - Magomero - Mbisa - Namabalu 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 Ntholowa Named natural and historic features inside STA Ntholowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Makoko - Ulongwe ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Nambalu · 1,007 m - Nsungwe · 999 m - Manana · 916 m - Nantali · 907 m - Ulombe · 897 m ### Estates 6 estates. - Dalveen - Mwanakandeya - Namabalo Estate - Ulongwe - Upper Namikango Estate - Woodburn 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 Ntholowa 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 Ntholowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chiradzulu Malikiyelo · TA Chitera 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.54565&mlon=35.14509#map=17/-15.54565/35.14509) Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Zomba Central Ward 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38710&mlon=35.31546#map=17/-15.38710/35.31546) ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station · TA Mpama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70905&mlon=35.17758#map=17/-15.70905/35.17758) Hotel Zomba road country lodge · TA Mpama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.63967&mlon=35.15452#map=17/-15.63967/35.15452) Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) School Namadzi · TA Chitera 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.55312&mlon=35.18315#map=17/-15.55312/35.18315) College Nasawa technical college · STA Ntholowa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60285&mlon=35.26066#map=17/-15.60285/35.26066) Police station Malaŵi Police College · Zomba Central Ward 21 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in STA Ntholowa Places mapped inside STA Ntholowa in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities2 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 Nkapita - TA Chikowi - TA Kuntumanji - TA Malemia - TA Mbiza - TA Mkumbira - TA Mlumbe - TA Mwambo ## Quick answers - Where is STA Ntholowa?In Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Ntholowa?STA Sandareki, TA Chikowi, TA Chitera, TA Mbiza, TA Mlumbe, TA Mpama and TA Nchema - How many villages are in STA Ntholowa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Ntholowa?Settlements lie between 834 m and 1,016 m - What is the highest point in STA Ntholowa?Nambalu (1,007 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit STA Ntholowa?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Ntholowa?Chiradzulu Malikiyelo, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Ntholowa?Malawi Savings Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to STA Ntholowa?FMB, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Ntholowa?TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Ntholowa?MW30309 (OCHA common operational dataset)