# Monkey Bay Urban Traditional authority, Mangochi District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/monkey-bay-urban/

Traditional authority · Mangochi District 

# Monkey Bay Urban

Monkey Bay Urban is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mangochi District, Southern Region. It covers **10.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.6km²
- 21mapped services
- 484 mtypical elevation

## Where is Monkey Bay Urban?

Monkey Bay Urban lies in [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 2 other traditional authorities: [Lake Malawi National Park](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/lake-malawi-national-park/) and [TA Nankumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/ta-nankumba/). By area it is the 334th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 0.2% of [Mangochi District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mangochi/). The centre of Monkey Bay Urban is about 122 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 58 km from Mangochi, the main town of Mangochi District. The centre point is at -14.0879° N, 34.9143° 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 Monkey Bay Urban

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Monkey Bay Urban. The largest with a recorded population: Monkey Bay (16,867).

- Monkey Bay
- Songwe

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 Monkey Bay Urban

Named natural and historic features inside Monkey Bay Urban, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay Urban 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 Monkey Bay Urban

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Monkey Bay Community Hospital · Monkey Bay Urban 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.08530&mlon=34.91063#map=17/-14.08530/34.91063) 

Bank Malawi Savings Bank · Monkey Bay Urban 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07791&mlon=34.91838#map=17/-14.07791/34.91838) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Monkey Bay Service Station · Monkey Bay Urban 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07497&mlon=34.92104#map=17/-14.07497/34.92104) 

Hotel Chimanga Resthouse · Monkey Bay Urban 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07662&mlon=34.91976#map=17/-14.07662/34.91976) 

School Monkey Bay Pvt School · Monkey Bay Urban 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.09011&mlon=34.91529#map=17/-14.09011/34.91529) 

Police station Checkpoint · TA Mponda 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.34368&mlon=35.15164#map=17/-14.34368/35.15164) 

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 Monkey Bay Urban

Places mapped inside Monkey Bay Urban in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels3
- Schools11
- Restaurants4

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 Mangochi District

- Lake Malawi National Park
- Lake Malombe
- Mangochi Town
- 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 Monkey Bay Urban?In Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Monkey Bay Urban?Lake Malawi National Park and TA Nankumba
- How many villages are in Monkey Bay Urban?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Monkey Bay Urban?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Monkey Bay Urban?Monkey Bay Community Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Monkey Bay Urban?Malawi Savings Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Monkey Bay Urban?TotalEnergies Monkey Bay Service Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Monkey Bay Urban?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Monkey Bay Urban?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Monkey Bay Urban?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Monkey Bay Urban?MW30121 (OCHA common operational dataset)