# Lake Malombe Traditional authority, Mangochi District

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Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# Lake Malombe

Lake Malombe is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **0.19 km²**.

- 0.2km²

## Where is Lake Malombe?

Lake Malombe lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). By area it is the smallest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.0% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of Lake Malombe is about 172 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 6.5 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.5366° N, 35.2703° 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).

## Weather in Lake Malombe and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mangochi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (325 mm) and the driest Jun (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 325 

Feb 24 217 

Mar 24 158 

Apr 23 45 

May 21 10 

Jun 20 4 

Jul 20 8 

Aug 22 6 

Sep 25 4 

Oct 28 15 

Nov 29 58 

Dec 26 235 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lake Malombe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mangochi District Hospital · Mangochi Town 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48555&mlon=35.26510#map=17/-14.48555/35.26510) 

Bank National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA) · Mangochi Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48176&mlon=35.26709#map=17/-14.48176/35.26709) 

Petrol pump Engen · Mangochi Town 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48638&mlon=35.25751#map=17/-14.48638/35.25751) 

Hotel Boadzulu Lakeshore Resort · Mangochi Town 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.48556&mlon=35.25780#map=17/-14.48556/35.25780) 

Mall chapola trading centre · TA Chimwala 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.73257&mlon=35.19734#map=17/-14.73257/35.19734) 

School Mangale School · TA Chowe 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.52161&mlon=35.28173#map=17/-14.52161/35.28173) 

College DMI-St. John the Baptist University - Mangochi Campus · TA Mponda 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.51586&mlon=35.21984#map=17/-14.51586/35.21984) 

Police station mangochi police · Mangochi Town 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.47937&mlon=35.27119#map=17/-14.47937/35.27119) 

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 Mangochi District

- Lake Malawi National Park
- Mangochi Town
- Monkey Bay Urban
- STA Chiunda
- STA Lulanga
- STA Ntonda
- TA Chilipa
- TA Chimwala
- TA Chowe
- TA Jalasi
- TA Katuli
- TA Makanjila
- TA Mbwana Nyambi
- TA Mponda
- TA Namabvi
- TA Nankumba

## Quick answers

- Where is Lake Malombe?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What is the best time to visit Lake Malombe?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lake Malombe?Mangochi District Hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lake Malombe?National Bank of Malawi & ATM (VISA), about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lake Malombe?Engen, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lake Malombe?MW30199 (OCHA common operational dataset)