# Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa Traditional authority > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/majete-game-reserve-chikwawa/ Traditional authority · Chikwawa District # Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **645.6 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 646km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa? Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/majete-game-reserve-mwanza/), [TA Chapananga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/), [TA Kanduku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-kanduku/), [TA Kasisi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-kasisi/) and [TA Katunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-katunga/). By area it is the 28th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 13.3% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa is about 237 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 25 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at 15.9561° S, 34.5846° 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). ## Things to see in and around Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa: 7 viewpoints; 1 ruins; 1 nature reserve. - Majete Wildlife Reserve · nature reserve - Booma · viewpoint - Hall-Martin Hide · viewpoint - Kapichira Falls View Point · viewpoint - Nsepete Hide · viewpoint - View Spot · viewpoint - Waterhole Pende 1 · viewpoint - Waterhole Pende 2 · viewpoint - Old House · ruins Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Blantyre - CurrencyKwacha (MWK) - Country calling code+265 - LanguagesNyanja, Yao, Tumbuka, Malawi Sena - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre52 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete102 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:17). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa Named natural and historic features inside Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall. - Chikwawa - Diwa - Hamilton Falls - Kadumba - Magwanyani - Matope - Nakambo - Nsunansedza - Ntundu ### Hills and mountains 8 hills; 3 mountains. - Majete · 742 m - Mpemba Hill · 662 m - Changata Hill · 352 m - Diwa · 318 m - Mphemba · 318 m - Mijeti · 313 m - Dungwi · 299 m - Mphuno · 271 m - Phadzi · 226 m - Namcimba · 217 m - Namicenga · 208 m ### Forests and nature 1 wildlife reserve. - Majete 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 Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa 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 Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chikwawa District Hospital · Chikwawa Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02361&mlon=34.79214#map=17/-16.02361/34.79214) Bank National Bank · Mwanza Boma 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60723&mlon=34.52034#map=17/-15.60723/34.52034) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station · TA Mlilima 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03580&mlon=34.85321#map=17/-16.03580/34.85321) Hotel Thawale Lodge · Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.90001&mlon=34.71483#map=17/-15.90001/34.71483) School Zinthenga Primary School · TA Chapananga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.07920&mlon=34.57700#map=17/-16.07920/34.57700) College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=34.78879#map=17/-16.02809/34.78879) Police station Camp of Fence Scouts · TA Kanduku 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78597&mlon=34.68641#map=17/-15.78597/34.68641) 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 Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa Places mapped inside Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Chikwawa District - Chikwawa Boma - Lengwe National Park - 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 Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza, TA Chapananga, TA Kanduku, TA Kasisi and TA Katunga - What is there to see in Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?Booma, Hall-Martin Hide, Kapichira Falls View Point, Majete Wildlife Reserve - What time zone is Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?Kwacha (MWK) - What language is spoken in Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?Nyanja, Yao, Tumbuka (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?Majete (742 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?Chikwawa District Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?National Bank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa?MW31013 (OCHA common operational dataset)