# Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa Traditional authority – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/nyika-ntational-park-chitipa/ Traditional authority · Chitipa District # Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **778.1 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 778km² - 1,194 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa? Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [Nyika National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/nyika-national-park/), [Nyika National Park-Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/nyika-national-park-karonga/), [STA Nthengatenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-nthengatenga/), [STA Wavikaza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-wavikaza/), [TA Kyungu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-kyungu/) and [TA Nthalire](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-nthalire/). By area it is the 19th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 17.9% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa is about 400 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 95 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -10.3711° N, 33.8092° 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 Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa. Settlements here lie between about 1,042 m and 1,309 m above sea level (median 1,194 m). - Kaonga - Karonga - Kasjuli 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 Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa Named natural and historic features inside Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall. - Chipome - Chisanga Falls - Damo - Jalawe - Kaulime - Mamphiro - Manoro - Matembo - Mondwe - Mpero - Mpero Stream - Mpindika - Nkhata - Nthumbiri - Sonkwe - Sororo - Therere - Uhoni - Zavochepolwe ### Hills and mountains 9 mountains. - Nganda · 2,606 m - Domwe · 2,308 m - Kawozya · 2,230 m - Kangampande Peak · 2,187 m - Kasanga · 2,017 m - Kungula · 1,846 m - Porozi Hill · 1,628 m - Mwendenganga Hill · 1,519 m - Chelinda Hill · 1,437 m 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 Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chitipa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,197 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 22 271 Feb 22 208 Mar 22 214 Apr 21 102 May 19 20 Jun 18 11 Jul 17 5 Aug 20 3 Sep 23 4 Oct 26 22 Nov 26 89 Dec 23 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyungwe Hospital · TA Mwirang'ombe 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.28746&mlon=34.10772#map=17/-10.28746/34.10772) Hotel Chelinda Lodge · Nyika National Park 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.59212&mlon=33.81533#map=17/-10.59212/33.81533) School Nyungwe CDSS · TA Mwirang'ombe 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.27259&mlon=34.09646#map=17/-10.27259/34.09646) 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 Chitipa District - Chitipa Boma - STA Bulambya Songwe - STA Lwangwa - STA Nthengatenga - STA Wavikaza - TA Kameme - TA Mwabulambya - TA Mwenemisuku - TA Mwenewenya - TA Nthalire ## Quick answers - Where is Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?Nyika National Park, Nyika National Park-Karonga, STA Nthengatenga, STA Wavikaza, TA Kyungu and TA Nthalire - How many villages are in Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?Settlements lie between 1,042 m and 1,309 m - What is the highest point in Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?Nganda (2,606 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?Nyungwe Hospital, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa?MW10110 (OCHA common operational dataset)