# Vwaza Marsh Reserve Traditional authority, Rumphi District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/vwaza-marsh-reserve/

Traditional authority · Rumphi District 

# Vwaza Marsh Reserve

Vwaza Marsh Reserve is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Rumphi District, Northern Region. It covers **576.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 577km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,191 mtypical elevation

## Where is Vwaza Marsh Reserve?

Vwaza Marsh Reserve lies in [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [STA Zolokere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/sta-zolokere/), [TA Chikulamayembe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/ta-chikulamayembe/) and [Vwaza Marsh Reserve](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/mzimba/vwaza-marsh-reserve/). By area it is the 35th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 12.6% of [Rumphi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/rumphi/). The centre of Vwaza Marsh Reserve is about 335 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 48 km from Rumphi, the main town of Rumphi District. The centre point is at -10.9799° N, 33.4223° 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 **1 village, town or locality** in Vwaza Marsh Reserve.

- Chamatete

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

10 rivers and streams.

- Chamatete
- Jozga
- Kasenga
- Kasinje
- Kwetu
- Mbururuji
- Mowa
- Njale
- Thimbiro
- Thimbwililo

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 2 mountains.

- Mangali · 1,657 m
- Chikwali · 1,300 m
- Kaphatuka · 1,279 m
- Msweswe · 1,188 m
- Makweroro · 1,168 m

### Forests and nature

2 wildlife reserves.

- Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve
- Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

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 Rumphi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). 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
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 279 

Feb 21 220 

Mar 20 228 

Apr 19 135 

May 17 27 

Jun 15 12 

Jul 15 9 

Aug 17 4 

Sep 20 5 

Oct 23 23 

Nov 24 88 

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 

Hotel Vwaza Marsh Lodge · Vwaza Marsh Reserve 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.85647&mlon=33.45192#map=17/-10.85647/33.45192) 

School Chankharamu · TA Chikulamayembe 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.89992&mlon=33.55854#map=17/-10.89992/33.55854) 

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 Rumphi District

- Nyika National Park
- Rumphi Boma
- STA Chapinduka
- STA Chisovya
- STA Kachulu
- STA Njikula
- STA Zolokere
- TA Chikulamayembe
- TA Katumbi
- TA Mwahenga
- TA Mwalweni
- TA Mwamlowe
- TA Mwankhunikira

## Quick answers

- Where is Vwaza Marsh Reserve?In Rumphi District, Northern Region, Malawi
- What borders Vwaza Marsh Reserve?STA Zolokere, TA Chikulamayembe and Vwaza Marsh Reserve
- How many villages are in Vwaza Marsh Reserve?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Vwaza Marsh Reserve?Mangali (1,657 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Vwaza Marsh Reserve?May to November
- What is the P-code of Vwaza Marsh Reserve?MW10413 (OCHA common operational dataset)