# Mwabvi Game Reserve Traditional authority, Nsanje District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/mwabvi-game-reserve/

Traditional authority · Nsanje District 

# Mwabvi Game Reserve

Mwabvi Game Reserve is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Nsanje District, Southern Region. It covers **349.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 349km²
- 248 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mwabvi Game Reserve?

Mwabvi Game Reserve lies in [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [STA Masache](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/sta-masache/), [TA Mbenje](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-mbenje/) and [TA Tengani](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/ta-tengani/). By area it is the 85th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 18.4% of [Nsanje District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/nsanje/). The centre of Mwabvi Game Reserve is about 333 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 35 km from Nsanje, the main town of Nsanje District. The centre point is at -16.7153° N, 35.0153° 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 Mwabvi Game Reserve

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mwabvi Game Reserve. Settlements here lie between about 188 m and 249 m above sea level (median 248 m).

- Dande
- Kanyimbi
- Mbodi

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 Mwabvi Game Reserve

Named natural and historic features inside Mwabvi Game Reserve, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Bwangu Stream
- Dzikulowa
- Kasuku River
- Kasuku Stream
- Masinje
- Misamvu
- Mwabvi River
- Namifula
- Njiza

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Dande · 287 m
- Nyantoko · 214 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 Mwabvi Game Reserve and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nsanje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 197 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 900 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (233 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- May
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- Jul
- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 233 

Feb 25 166 

Mar 25 125 

Apr 24 36 

May 23 13 

Jun 21 12 

Jul 21 21 

Aug 23 5 

Sep 26 7 

Oct 28 14 

Nov 29 76 

Dec 27 192 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mwabvi Game Reserve

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ngabu Rural Hospital · Ngabu Urban 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.45921&mlon=34.89216#map=17/-16.45921/34.89216) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station · Ngabu Urban 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.47003&mlon=34.87436#map=17/-16.47003/34.87436) 

Hotel Sinbako Lodge · TA Mbenje 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.57478&mlon=35.10743#map=17/-16.57478/35.10743) 

School Bangula Secondary School · TA Mbenje 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.60054&mlon=35.08513#map=17/-16.60054/35.08513) 

College Registrar's Office - Malawi Adventist University - Lakeview Campus · STA Masache 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.56881&mlon=34.92179#map=17/-16.56881/34.92179) 

Police station Fatima Police · TA Mlolo 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.41912&mlon=35.17038#map=17/-16.41912/35.17038) 

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 Nsanje District

- Nsanje Boma
- TA Chimombo
- TA Makoko
- TA Malemia
- TA Mbenje
- TA Mlolo
- TA Ndamera
- TA Ngabu
- TA Nyachikadza
- TA Tengani

## Quick answers

- Where is Mwabvi Game Reserve?In Nsanje District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders Mwabvi Game Reserve?STA Masache, TA Mbenje and TA Tengani
- How many villages are in Mwabvi Game Reserve?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mwabvi Game Reserve?Settlements lie between 188 m and 249 m
- What is the highest point in Mwabvi Game Reserve?Dande (287 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mwabvi Game Reserve?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mwabvi Game Reserve?Ngabu Rural Hospital, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mwabvi Game Reserve?TotalEnergies Ngabu Service Station, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mwabvi Game Reserve?MW31110 (OCHA common operational dataset)