Lilongwe
Capital and largest city of Malawi, economic and transport hub.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 13°59′10″S 33°46′05″E (-13.9860, 33.7680) · Open in OpenStreetMap
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Malawi's largest city and national capital, Lilongwe, derives its name from the Lilongwe River.[1] Data from the 2018 census shows Lilongwe's population stood at 989,318.[1] Lilongwe sits in Malawi's central region, within the district sharing its name, and lies close to the borders of both Mozambique and Zambia.[1]
Geography and history
Lilongwe stands at an altitude of 1,050 meters in the shallow valley of the Lilongwe River.[2] Development projects of the 1970s and 1980s included construction of Lilongwe International Airport and rail connections.[3] The jurisdiction area of Lilongwe City is 393 km².[4] Around 1902, local leader Njewa established a boma there, and by 1904 it had become an administrative centre.[5]
Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi's inaugural president, chose Lilongwe in 1965 to serve as a focal point for economic growth in the northern and central parts of the country.[3] The year 1975 marked Lilongwe's designation as Malawi's capital, taking over from Zomba.[6]
What the cited sources add
The Expert Africa account describes Lilongwe as consisting of two contrasting parts: the smart, modern Capital City and the streets and markets of the Old Town.[2] The Old Town is almost indistinguishable from other small African towns.[2] The city holds little of interest for most travellers but is quite central to the country.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Lilongwe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lilongwe national capital, Malawi", Encyclopædia Britannica; "Lilongwe national capital, Malawi", Encyclopedia Britannica; "Lilongwe, Malawi Population (2020) - Population Stat", populationstat.com; "Malawi: Lilongwe Urban Profile", www.zaragoza.es (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Lilongwe Malawi Expert Africa", www.expertafrica.com. facts only, no text reused. expertafrica.com
- Wikipedia, "Lilongwe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lilongwe national capital, Malawi", Encyclopedia Britannica (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lilongwe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Urban Structure Plan of Lilongwe City", Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, Republic of Malawi, 17 June 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lilongwe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kalinga, "Historical Dictionary of Malawi", Scarecrow Press, 2012; Britannica, Lilongwe , britannica.com, USA, accessed on 30 June 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lilongwe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lilongwe Malawi Expert Africa", www.expertafrica.com; "Malawi Reports: Urban Profiles of Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zomba", UrbanAfrica.Net (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Lilongwe (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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- Wikipedia: Lilongwe (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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