# Mulanje Mountain Reserve Traditional authority – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/mulanje-mountain-reserve/ Traditional authority · Mulanje District # Mulanje Mountain Reserve Mulanje Mountain Reserve is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mulanje District, Southern Region. It covers **468.2 km²**. - 468km² ## Where is Mulanje Mountain Reserve? Mulanje Mountain Reserve lies in [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 6 other traditional authorities: [STA Sunganinzeru](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/sta-sunganinzeru/), [TA Laston Njema](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-laston-njema/), [TA Mabuka](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-mabuka/), [TA Mkhumba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-mkhumba/), [TA Nkanda](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/ta-nkanda/) and [TA Nkhulambe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/phalombe/ta-nkhulambe/). By area it is the 52nd largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 23.4% of [Mulanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mulanje/). The centre of Mulanje Mountain Reserve is about 296 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 18 km from Mulanje, the main town of Mulanje District. The centre point is at -15.9372° N, 35.6409° 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mulanje Mountain Reserve Named natural and historic features inside Mulanje Mountain Reserve, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 13 peaks; 2 mountains. - Sapitwa · 2,945 m - Nakodzwe · 2,898 m - Dzole · 2,732 m - Namasile · 2,625 m - Chinzama · 2,616 m - Khuto · 2,551 m - Manene · 2,534 m - Tsunga Peak · 2,480 m - Matambale · 2,461 m - Chambe Peak · 2,452 m - Naikoto Peak · 2,402 m - Nadalanda · 2,348 m - Chilemba · 2,324 m - Mt. Mulanje · 2,092 m - Masasa Peak · 1,422 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Mulanje Forest Reserve ### Estates 1 estate. - Nambiya 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 Mulanje Mountain Reserve and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mulanje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,358 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (353 mm) and the driest Sep (12 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 353 Feb 22 232 Mar 22 207 Apr 20 76 May 18 29 Jun 17 27 Jul 17 45 Aug 19 12 Sep 22 12 Oct 25 19 Nov 25 96 Dec 24 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mulanje Mountain Reserve Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bondo Health Center · STA Sunganinzeru 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.04277&mlon=35.61403#map=17/-16.04277/35.61403) Bank National Bank Mulanje · Mulanje Boma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02534&mlon=35.50391#map=17/-16.02534/35.50391) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · TA Laston Njema 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.07580&mlon=35.70710#map=17/-16.07580/35.70710) Hotel Thuchila Lodge · TA Mkhumba 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.86697&mlon=35.58239#map=17/-15.86697/35.58239) School Namame Primary School · STA Sunganinzeru 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99181&mlon=35.63740#map=17/-15.99181/35.63740) College Mulanje Mission College Of Nursing & Midwifery · Mulanje Boma 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02688&mlon=35.50730#map=17/-16.02688/35.50730) Police station Mulanje Police · Mulanje Boma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02656&mlon=35.50372#map=17/-16.02656/35.50372) 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 Mulanje District - Mulanje Boma - STA Sunganinzeru - STA Tombondiya - TA Chikumbu - TA Juma - TA Laston Njema - TA Mabuka - TA Nkanda - TA Nthiramanja ## Quick answers - Where is Mulanje Mountain Reserve?In Mulanje District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders Mulanje Mountain Reserve?STA Sunganinzeru, TA Laston Njema, TA Mabuka, TA Mkhumba, TA Nkanda and TA Nkhulambe - What is the highest point in Mulanje Mountain Reserve?Sapitwa (2,945 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mulanje Mountain Reserve?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mulanje Mountain Reserve?Bondo Health Center, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mulanje Mountain Reserve?National Bank Mulanje, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mulanje Mountain Reserve?TotalEnergies, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mulanje Mountain Reserve?MW30809 (OCHA common operational dataset)