# Karonga Town Traditional authority, Karonga District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/karonga-town/ Traditional authority · Karonga District # Karonga Town Karonga Town is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Karonga District, Northern Region. It covers **44.3 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 37 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 44.3km² - 37mapped services - 489 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karonga Town? Karonga Town lies in [Karonga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 1 other traditional authority: [TA Kyungu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-kyungu/). By area it is the 278th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.3% of [Karonga District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/). The centre of Karonga Town is about 447 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 3.2 km from Karonga, the main town of Karonga District. The centre point is at -9.9489° N, 33.9083° 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 Karonga Town Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Karonga Town. The largest with a recorded population: Karonga (69,486). Settlements here lie between about 480 m and 547 m above sea level (median 489 m). - Bwiba - Chaminade - Kafikisila - Karonga - Katesula - Katolola - Lulindo - Malema - Mwahimba - Mwakasungula - Mwakifwamba - Mwangebo - Mwangolela - Mwangonde - Mwanyongo - Nchenga - Sadala 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 Karonga Town Named natural and historic features inside Karonga Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Chilambilo - Fwila - North Rukuru - Phapa ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Manse · 545 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Karonga Airport 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 Karonga Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Karonga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,306 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (285 mm) and the driest Sep (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 285 Feb 24 210 Mar 23 237 Apr 22 128 May 21 31 Jun 19 13 Jul 19 9 Aug 21 7 Sep 24 4 Oct 26 26 Nov 27 92 Dec 25 265 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Karonga Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Karonga District Hospital · Karonga Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.95400&mlon=33.91123#map=17/-9.95400/33.91123) Bank Standard Bank · Karonga Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.95071&mlon=33.91850#map=17/-9.95071/33.91850) Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Karonga Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.94577&mlon=33.92113#map=17/-9.94577/33.92113) Hotel Kapata lodge · Karonga Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.94340&mlon=33.91929#map=17/-9.94340/33.91929) School Maghemo Secondary School · Karonga Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.95609&mlon=33.90764#map=17/-9.95609/33.90764) College Miracle Technical College · Karonga Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.95047&mlon=33.91224#map=17/-9.95047/33.91224) Police station Police Station · Karonga Town 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.93471&mlon=33.93930#map=17/-9.93471/33.93930) 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 Karonga Town Places mapped inside Karonga Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks7 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels10 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants2 - Police stations1 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 Karonga District - Nyika National Park-Karonga - TA Kilupula - TA Kyungu - TA Mwakaboko - TA Mwirang'ombe - TA Wasambo ## Quick answers - Where is Karonga Town?In Karonga District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Karonga Town?TA Kyungu - How many villages are in Karonga Town?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Karonga Town?Settlements lie between 480 m and 547 m - What is the highest point in Karonga Town?Manse (545 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Karonga Town?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Karonga Town?Karonga District Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karonga Town?Standard Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karonga Town?Total Filling Station, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Karonga Town?2 mapped - How many banks are in Karonga Town?7 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Karonga Town?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Karonga Town?MW10220 (OCHA common operational dataset)