Lilongwe
Capital city and largest city of Malawi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lilongwe (UK: /lɪˈlɒŋweɪ/, US: /-wi, lɪˈlɔːŋweɪ/, Chichewa: [ɽiˈɽoᵑɡʷe]) is the capital and largest city of Malawi.[3] It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census, up from a population of 674,448 in 2008.[4] In 2020 that figure was 1,122,000.[5] The city is located in the central region of Malawi, in the district of the same name, near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia, and it is an important economic and transportation hub for central Malawi.[6] It is named after the Lilongwe River.
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Lilongwe | |
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Motto: Liľonğwë | |
Coordinates: 13°59′S 33°47′E | |
Country | Malawi |
Region | Central Region |
District | Lilongwe |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juliana Kaduya[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 727.79 km2 (281.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 989,318 |
• Density | 1,482/km2 (3,840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Climate | Cwa |
Website | lcc.mw |
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