# Lake Malawi National Park Traditional authority – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/lake-malawi-national-park/ Traditional authority · Salima District # Lake Malawi National Park Lake Malawi National Park is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Salima District, Central Region. It covers **1.59 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Lake Malawi National Park? Lake Malawi National Park lies in [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). By area it is the 410th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.1% of [Salima District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/central/salima/). The centre of Lake Malawi National Park is about 91 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 22 km from Salima, the main town of Salima District. The centre point is at -13.9004° N, 34.6255° 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 Lake Malawi National Park Named natural and historic features inside Lake Malawi National Park, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 3 islands. - Maleri Island - Mamkoma Island - Nakantenga Island 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 Lake Malawi National Park and the best time to visit Using the climate of Salima District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (311 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 23 311 Feb 23 220 Mar 22 161 Apr 21 41 May 20 7 Jun 18 2 Jul 18 2 Aug 20 2 Sep 23 3 Oct 26 12 Nov 27 63 Dec 24 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lake Malawi National Park Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chipoka Health Centre · Chipoka Urban 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.98964&mlon=34.51544#map=17/-13.98964/34.51544) Bank FDH bank · Salima Town 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.79120&mlon=34.46642#map=17/-13.79120/34.46642) Petrol pump Meru · TA Ndindi 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99495&mlon=34.49998#map=17/-13.99495/34.49998) Hotel Blue zebra island lodge · Lake Malawi National Park 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.88626&mlon=34.60860#map=17/-13.88626/34.60860) School Mabwera Madrassa · TA Ndindi 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91210&mlon=34.52657#map=17/-13.91210/34.52657) College Domasi College Of Education. · TA Pemba 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.87916&mlon=34.53968#map=17/-13.87916/34.53968) Police station Chipoka Police Station · Chipoka Urban 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99173&mlon=34.51581#map=17/-13.99173/34.51581) 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 Lake Malawi National Park Places mapped inside Lake Malawi National Park in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Salima District - Chipoka Urban - Salima Town - TA Kambalame - TA Kambwiri - TA Karonga - TA Khombedza - TA Kuluunda - TA Maganga - TA Msosa - TA Mwanza - TA Ndindi - TA Pemba ## Quick answers - Where is Lake Malawi National Park?In Salima District, Central Region, Malawi - What is the best time to visit Lake Malawi National Park?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Lake Malawi National Park?Chipoka Health Centre, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lake Malawi National Park?FDH bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lake Malawi National Park?Meru, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lake Malawi National Park?MW20511 (OCHA common operational dataset)