# Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza Traditional authority – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/majete-game-reserve-mwanza/

Traditional authority · Mwanza District 

# Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza

Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mwanza District, Southern Region. It covers **59.3 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 59.3km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?

Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza lies in [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/majete-game-reserve-chikwawa/), [TA Chapananga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/), [TA Kanduku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-kanduku/), [TA Kunthembwe](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-kunthembwe/) and [TA Mlauli](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/neno/ta-mlauli/). By area it is the 266th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 7.8% of [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/). The centre of Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza is about 224 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 26 km from Mwanza, the main town of Mwanza District. The centre point is at -15.7968° N, 34.6588° 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 Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza

Named natural and historic features inside Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Namkurumadzi

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Namisempha · 739 m

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 - Mwanza and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mwanza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (288 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 288 

Feb 23 202 

Mar 22 148 

Apr 21 46 

May 19 19 

Jun 17 15 

Jul 17 25 

Aug 19 6 

Sep 23 12 

Oct 26 16 

Nov 26 77 

Dec 24 217 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chifunga Health Center · TA Mlauli 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59604&mlon=34.69950#map=17/-15.59604/34.69950) 

Bank National Bank · Mwanza Boma 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60723&mlon=34.52034#map=17/-15.60723/34.52034) 

ATM Standard Bank · TA Nthache 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.57914&mlon=34.48014#map=17/-15.57914/34.48014) 

Petrol pump Petroda · Mwanza Boma 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60672&mlon=34.52035#map=17/-15.60672/34.52035) 

Hotel Mkulumadzi Lodge · Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81636&mlon=34.73406#map=17/-15.81636/34.73406) 

School Mwembedzi Primary School · TA Kanduku 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78091&mlon=34.54614#map=17/-15.78091/34.54614) 

College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 29 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 3.2 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 - Mwanza

Places mapped inside Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Mwanza District

- Mwanza Boma
- STA Govati
- TA Kanduku
- TA Nthache

## Quick answers

- Where is Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?In Mwanza District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa, TA Chapananga, TA Kanduku, TA Kunthembwe and TA Mlauli
- What is the highest point in Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?Namisempha (739 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?Chifunga Health Center, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?National Bank, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?Standard Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?Petroda, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza?MW30604 (OCHA common operational dataset)
