CHIKWAWA

Southern Region · MALAWI (MW) · 16.03°S / 34.80°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 931,070

Chikwawa is a city in Malawi with a population of 6,987. It sits at -16.03/34.80, runs on Africa/Blantyre, is 35 km from Blantyre.

Population 6,987

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Blantyre

All facts

fields

Country: Malawi
Subdivision: Southern Region
Coords: 16.03°S / 34.80°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

NE Blantyre Southern Region 902,588 35.4 km

E Thyolo Southern Region 8,845 36.5 km

NE Makata Southern Region 0 36.7 km

Air access

nearby

FWSU

Nchalo Sucoma Airport

Small airport

27.3 km

BLZ

Chileka International Airport

Large airport

43.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Chikwawa?: 6,987 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chikwawa in?: Africa/Blantyre.
Which country is Chikwawa in?: Malawi (MW).
Which airport serves Chikwawa?: Nchalo Sucoma Airport (FWSU).
How far is Chikwawa from Lilongwe?: About 254 km.
Does Chikwawa have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Malawi?: English.
What currency is used in Malawi?: Malawi Kwacha.
How many cities are in Malawi?: 39 on record.
Which admin region is Chikwawa in?: Southern Region.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/931070

{
  "data": {
    "id": 931070,
    "name": "Chikwawa",
    "ascii_name": "Chikwawa",
    "country_code": "MW",
    "population": 6987,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Blantyre",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -16.03352,
    "longitude": 34.80091
  }
}

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comparatives

129.2x smaller than Blantyre.
35 km from Blantyre.
Same timezone (Africa/Blantyre) as 38 other cities in Malawi.