# Kasungu National Park Traditional authority, Kasungu District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/kasungu-national-park/

Traditional authority · Kasungu District 

# Kasungu National Park

Kasungu National Park is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Kasungu District, Central Region. It covers **2,332.7 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,333km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Kasungu National Park?

Kasungu National Park lies in [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 9 other traditional authorities: [STA Chisinga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-chisinga/), [STA Mangwazu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mangwazu/), [STA Mawawa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-mawawa/), [STA Nthunduwala](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/sta-nthunduwala/), [TA Chulu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-chulu/), [TA Kaphaizi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kaphaizi/), [TA Kawamba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-kawamba/), [TA Lukwa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-lukwa/) and [TA Mwase](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/ta-mwase/). By area it is the largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 29.4% of [Kasungu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/kasungu/). The centre of Kasungu National Park is about 131 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 34 km from Kasungu, the main town of Kasungu District. The centre point is at -12.9453° N, 33.1841° 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 Kasungu National Park

Named natural and historic features inside Kasungu National Park, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

15 rivers and streams.

- Caluwala
- Champhila
- Cisuwe
- Kachipwa
- Kafulifuli
- Kakuyu
- Kaulanda
- Khomora
- Lifupa
- Liziwazi
- Lwamoni
- Makoko
- Mphangala
- Msungudzi
- Nkhamwana

### Hills and mountains

11 hills; 1 mountain.

- Wang’ombe · 1,342 m
- Matungulu · 1,275 m
- Mwesa Hill · 1,245 m
- Solonje · 1,223 m
- Chipiri Hill · 1,173 m
- Singwe · 1,154 m
- Khalango · 1,121 m
- Ngomberomi Hill · 1,109 m
- Wangolo · 1,104 m
- Singwe Hill · 1,091 m
- Mwombe · 1,083 m
- Black Rock · 1,067 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Fort Alston Forest Reserve

### History

1 ruin.

- Aq’anjo

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Lifupa

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 Kasungu National Park and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kasungu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (287 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 22 287 

Feb 22 213 

Mar 22 176 

Apr 20 54 

May 19 10 

Jun 17 2 

Jul 17 2 

Aug 19 2 

Sep 22 3 

Oct 25 11 

Nov 25 64 

Dec 23 240 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kasungu National Park

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kasungu District Hospital · Kasungu Boma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03596&mlon=33.48010#map=17/-13.03596/33.48010) 

Bank Kasungu National Bank · Kasungu Boma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03849&mlon=33.48066#map=17/-13.03849/33.48066) 

Petrol pump Total Nangaunozge · Kasungu Boma 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.02716&mlon=33.46277#map=17/-13.02716/33.46277) 

Hotel Guest House · Kasungu National Park 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.04747&mlon=33.15271#map=17/-13.04747/33.15271) 

School Loyola Jesuit Secondary School · Kasungu Boma 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03259&mlon=33.47067#map=17/-13.03259/33.47067) 

College Kasungu Teacher Training College · Kasungu Boma 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.01897&mlon=33.46942#map=17/-13.01897/33.46942) 

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 Kasungu National Park

Places mapped inside Kasungu National Park in open map data, by type.

- Hotels3

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 Kasungu District

- Kasungu Boma
- STA Chaima
- STA Chambwe
- STA Chisikwa
- STA Chisinga
- STA Kapichira
- STA M'nyanja
- STA Mangwazu
- STA Mawawa
- STA Mdunga
- STA Mphomwa
- STA Nthunduwala
- TA Chidzuma
- TA Chilowamatambe
- TA Chisemphere
- TA Chulu
- TA Kaluluma
- TA Kaomba
- TA Kapelula
- TA Kaphaizi
- TA Kawamba
- TA Lukwa
- TA Mwase
- TA Njombwa
- TA Santhe
- TA Simlemba
- TA Wimbe

## Quick answers

- Where is Kasungu National Park?In Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
- What borders Kasungu National Park?STA Chisinga, STA Mangwazu, STA Mawawa, STA Nthunduwala, TA Chulu, TA Kaphaizi, TA Kawamba, TA Lukwa and TA Mwase
- What is the highest point in Kasungu National Park?Wang’ombe (1,342 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Kasungu National Park?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kasungu National Park?Kasungu District Hospital, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kasungu National Park?Kasungu National Bank, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kasungu National Park?Total Nangaunozge, about 32 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kasungu National Park?MW20128 (OCHA common operational dataset)