# Nyika National Park Traditional authority, Rumphi District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/nyika-national-park/ Traditional authority · Rumphi District # Nyika National Park Nyika National Park is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **1,779.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,779km² - 1mapped services - 1,639 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nyika National Park? Nyika National Park lies in [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 9 other traditional authorities: [Nyika National Park-Karonga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/nyika-national-park-karonga/), [Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/nyika-ntational-park-chitipa/), [STA Chisovya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-chisovya/), [STA Kachulu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-kachulu/), [TA Chikulamayembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-chikulamayembe/), [TA Katumbi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-katumbi/), [TA Mwahenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwahenga/), [TA Mwalweni](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-mwalweni/) and [TA Wasambo](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-wasambo/). By area it is the 4th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 39.0% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of Nyika National Park is about 362 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 35 km from Rumphi, the main town of Rumphi District. The centre point is at -10.7083° N, 33.7856° 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 National Park Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Nyika National Park. Settlements here lie between about 1,190 m and 2,294 m above sea level (median 1,639 m). - Chelinda - Chisavya - Matupi Mkandawire - Mwahangula - Thazima 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 National Park Named natural and historic features inside Nyika National Park, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 22 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Bindi - Chiwiramera - Dembo - Iai - Kalisi River - Kasiyauri - Kasowa Stream - Lake Kaulime - Luselo - Lutete - Muchindisi - Muswenti - Mwendampha - Mwenyenyesi - Ntintya - Phaka - Rusanga - Samoka - Sese - Tewira - Tewira - Uyagaiya - Zuma ### Hills and mountains 21 mountains; 12 hills; 1 peak. - Ndembera · 2,522 m - Vitumbi · 2,521 m - Mwenembwe · 2,494 m - Mpopoti · 2,485 m - Nthakati · 2,478 m - Chejara · 2,422 m - Chelinda · 2,422 m - Khowa · 2,419 m - Masengowe Hill · 2,406 m - Kalabwe · 2,398 m - Milanji · 2,393 m - Chosi · 2,379 m - Kasaramba Hill · 2,364 m - Nguyi Ya Msaka · 2,349 m - Nchenachena Hill · 2,319 m - Kapirizungu · 2,314 m - Makunguluwe · 2,314 m - Sangule · 2,288 m - Chisavya · 2,262 m - Bangwa · 2,224 m - Bangwa Hill · 2,224 m - Kalambwe · 2,212 m - Nyambwani · 2,193 m - Nkhonjela · 2,192 m …and 10 more. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Nyika Juniper Forest Reserve ### Getting around 1 airport. - Chelinda 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 Nyika National Park and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rumphi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C), after allowing for this place being about 533 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,275 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 mm) and the driest Aug (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 17 279 Feb 17 220 Mar 17 228 Apr 16 135 May 14 27 Jun 12 12 Jul 12 9 Aug 14 4 Sep 17 5 Oct 19 23 Nov 20 88 Dec 18 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nyika National Park Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kasambala Medical Centre · TA Mwahenga 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.87107&mlon=34.01367#map=17/-10.87107/34.01367) Bank FDH Bank Plc · Rumphi Boma 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02177&mlon=33.85864#map=17/-11.02177/33.85864) ATM ATM · Rumphi Boma 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02183&mlon=33.85869#map=17/-11.02183/33.85869) Petrol pump Puma Filling Station · Rumphi Boma 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.02096&mlon=33.86290#map=17/-11.02096/33.86290) Hotel Chelinda Lodge · Nyika National Park 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.59212&mlon=33.81533#map=17/-10.59212/33.81533) School Kanyerere Primary School · TA Chikulamayembe 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.94938&mlon=33.75971#map=17/-10.94938/33.75971) College Rumphi Teacher’s Training College (TTC) · TA Chikulamayembe 34 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 36 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 Nyika National Park Places mapped inside Nyika 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 Rumphi District - Rumphi Boma - STA Chapinduka - STA Chisovya - STA Kachulu - STA Njikula - STA Zolokere - TA Chikulamayembe - TA Katumbi - TA Mwahenga - TA Mwalweni - TA Mwamlowe - TA Mwankhunikira - Vwaza Marsh Reserve ## Quick answers - Where is Nyika National Park?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders Nyika National Park?Nyika National Park-Karonga, Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa, STA Chisovya, STA Kachulu, TA Chikulamayembe, TA Katumbi, TA Mwahenga, TA Mwalweni and TA Wasambo - How many villages are in Nyika National Park?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nyika National Park?Settlements lie between 1,190 m and 2,294 m - What is the highest point in Nyika National Park?Ndembera (2,522 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nyika National Park?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Nyika National Park?Kasambala Medical Centre, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nyika National Park?FDH Bank Plc, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nyika National Park?ATM, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nyika National Park?Puma Filling Station, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nyika National Park?MW10412 (OCHA common operational dataset)