# Vwaza Marsh Reserve Traditional authority, Mzimba District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/vwaza-marsh-reserve/ Traditional authority · Mzimba District # Vwaza Marsh Reserve Vwaza Marsh Reserve is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mzimba District, Northern Region. It covers **363.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 363km² - 1mapped services - 1,093 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vwaza Marsh Reserve? Vwaza Marsh Reserve lies in [Mzimba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Chikulamayembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-chikulamayembe/), [TA Mpherembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/ta-mpherembe/) and [Vwaza Marsh Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/vwaza-marsh-reserve/). By area it is the 81st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 3.5% of [Mzimba District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/). The centre of Vwaza Marsh Reserve is about 319 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 88 km from Mzimba, the main town of Mzimba District. The centre point is at -11.1061° N, 33.5729° 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 Vwaza Marsh Reserve Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Vwaza Marsh Reserve. Settlements here lie between about 1,090 m and 1,139 m above sea level (median 1,093 m). - Chisau Mkandawire - Chivwara - Joseph Mkandawire - Machisanu Mkandawire - Munyanja Ghabota - Zaro 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 Vwaza Marsh Reserve Named natural and historic features inside Vwaza Marsh Reserve, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Chamawe - Chasefu - Chisisa - Kakombaziwa - Kalakalaka - Kasito - Katimba - Kayezi - Mangali - Mupando Stream - Muskangati ### Hills and mountains 10 hills; 3 mountains. - Kapata Hill · 1,568 m - Kapata · 1,343 m - Chiwambara · 1,312 m - Chinyawima · 1,267 m - Vyeyo · 1,260 m - Nthunthuka · 1,241 m - Phetekeza · 1,235 m - Luka · 1,232 m - Lajanda · 1,223 m - Kachindila · 1,188 m - Kamimbi · 1,186 m - Uyuzi · 1,168 m - Chaumbara Hill · 1,160 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 Vwaza Marsh Reserve and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mzimba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,286 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (305 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 21 305 Feb 21 244 Mar 21 225 Apr 20 113 May 18 20 Jun 16 9 Jul 16 7 Aug 17 3 Sep 20 4 Oct 23 20 Nov 23 91 Dec 22 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Vwaza Marsh Reserve Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rumphi District Hospital · Rumphi Boma 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.01963&mlon=33.85354#map=17/-11.01963/33.85354) Bank NBS Bank · Rumphi Boma 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02310&mlon=33.85514#map=17/-11.02310/33.85514) ATM NBS ATM · Rumphi Boma 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02316&mlon=33.85514#map=17/-11.02316/33.85514) Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Rumphi Boma 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02137&mlon=33.86302#map=17/-11.02137/33.86302) Hotel Kazuni lake cabins · Vwaza Marsh Reserve 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.13463&mlon=33.64943#map=17/-11.13463/33.64943) School Chankharamu · TA Chikulamayembe 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.89992&mlon=33.55854#map=17/-10.89992/33.55854) College Rumphi Teacher’s Training College (TTC) · TA Chikulamayembe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.01469&mlon=33.81702#map=17/-11.01469/33.81702) Police station Rumphi Police station · Rumphi Boma 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.01991&mlon=33.86041#map=17/-11.01991/33.86041) 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 Vwaza Marsh Reserve Places mapped inside Vwaza Marsh Reserve 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 Mzimba District - Mzimba Boma - STA Levi Jere - TA Chindi - TA Jaravikuba Munthali - TA Kampingo Sibande - TA Khosolo Gwaza Jere - TA M'Mbelwa - TA Mabulabo - TA Mpherembe - TA Mtwalo - TA Mzikubola - TA Mzukuzuku ## Quick answers - Where is Vwaza Marsh Reserve?In Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Vwaza Marsh Reserve?TA Chikulamayembe, TA Mpherembe and Vwaza Marsh Reserve - How many villages are in Vwaza Marsh Reserve?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vwaza Marsh Reserve?Settlements lie between 1,090 m and 1,139 m - What is the highest point in Vwaza Marsh Reserve?Kapata Hill (1,568 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Vwaza Marsh Reserve?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Vwaza Marsh Reserve?Rumphi District Hospital, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vwaza Marsh Reserve?NBS Bank, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vwaza Marsh Reserve?NBS ATM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vwaza Marsh Reserve?Total Filling Station, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vwaza Marsh Reserve?MW10512 (OCHA common operational dataset)