Mfuwe

Mfuwe is the main settlement of South Luangwa National Park in the Eastern Province of Zambia, serving the tourism industry and wildlife conservation in the Luangwa Valley. It is located about 100 km west-north-west of Chipata.

Mfuwe has an airport with a 2.15 km surfaced runway capable of taking regional international flights.

This village holds the record of the highest temperature ever recorded in Zambia with 42.4C set in October 2010.

Trivia

In 1991, a large, man-eating lion terrorized the area until it was finally killed in September 1991 by Wayne Hosek. It was known as the Maneater of Mfuwe.

See also

• Mfuwe Airport
• South Luangwa National Park
• Luangwa River

Coordinates: 12°53′50″S 31°55′40″E / 12.8972°S 31.9278°E / -12.8972; 31.9278