# Lengwe National Park Traditional authority, Chikwawa District

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Traditional authority · Chikwawa District 

# Lengwe National Park

Lengwe National Park is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **918.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 919km²
- 194 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lengwe National Park?

Lengwe National Park lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Ndakwela](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-ndakwela/), [TA Chapananga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/), [TA Lundu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-lundu/) and [TA Ngabu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-ngabu/). By area it is the 13th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 18.9% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of Lengwe National Park is about 263 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 35 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -16.2161° N, 34.5391° 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 Lengwe National Park

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Lengwe National Park. Settlements here lie between about 168 m and 203 m above sea level (median 194 m).

- Chipendo
- Chitsumba
- Dzikolatha
- James

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 Lengwe National Park

Named natural and historic features inside Lengwe National Park, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Chitabulo
- Kalambampeni
- Katumbudzu
- Makanga
- Makhungubwe
- Mwanda
- Namikolongo
- Nthembe
- Nyatambala
- Panso
- Phwadzi

### Hills and mountains

5 hills; 2 mountains.

- Kamodzi · 272 m
- Phanga · 265 m
- Mkwechesi · 256 m
- Mwalawakundwe · 244 m
- Tapasa Hill · 232 m
- Sonthe · 204 m
- Nganda · 155 m

### Forests and nature

1 wildlife reserve.

- Lengwe Game 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 Lengwe National Park and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chikwawa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 886 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (241 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 241 

Feb 26 179 

Mar 25 116 

Apr 24 31 

May 23 12 

Jun 21 10 

Jul 21 16 

Aug 23 4 

Sep 27 8 

Oct 29 11 

Nov 30 73 

Dec 28 185 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lengwe National Park

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chikwawa District Hospital · Chikwawa Boma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02361&mlon=34.79214#map=17/-16.02361/34.79214) 

Bank Standard Bank · TA Lundu 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.27178&mlon=34.87062#map=17/-16.27178/34.87062) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Nchalo Service Station · TA Lundu 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.26519&mlon=34.87175#map=17/-16.26519/34.87175) 

Hotel Matechanga Guest House · TA Katunga 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.04068&mlon=34.79552#map=17/-16.04068/34.79552) 

School Zinthenga Primary School · TA Chapananga 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.07920&mlon=34.57700#map=17/-16.07920/34.57700) 

College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=34.78879#map=17/-16.02809/34.78879) 

Police station Nchalo Police Station · TA Lundu 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.25879&mlon=34.86696#map=17/-16.25879/34.86696) 

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 Chikwawa District

- Chikwawa Boma
- Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa
- Ngabu Urban
- STA Masache
- STA Ndakwela
- TA Chapananga
- TA Kasisi
- TA Katunga
- TA Lundu
- TA Makhwira
- TA Maseya
- TA Mlilima
- TA Ngabu
- TA Ngowe

## Quick answers

- Where is Lengwe National Park?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Lengwe National Park?STA Ndakwela, TA Chapananga, TA Lundu and TA Ngabu
- How many villages are in Lengwe National Park?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lengwe National Park?Settlements lie between 168 m and 203 m
- What is the highest point in Lengwe National Park?Kamodzi (272 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Lengwe National Park?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lengwe National Park?Chikwawa District Hospital, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lengwe National Park?Standard Bank, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lengwe National Park?TotalEnergies Nchalo Service Station, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lengwe National Park?MW31012 (OCHA common operational dataset)