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DOWA

Central Region · MALAWI (MW) · 13.65°S / 33.94°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 929,977

Dowa is a city in Malawi with a population of 8,047. It sits at -13.65/33.94, runs on Africa/Blantyre, is 14 km from Ntchisi.

Population 8,047
Place Type District Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Blantyre

All facts

fields
Country
Malawi
Subdivision
Central Region
Coords
13.65°S / 33.94°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 4 · within 50 km
N Ntchisi Central Region 7,918 14.2 km
NW Mponela Central Region 27,681 25.4 km
N Chipeni Central Region 10,553 28.0 km
SW Lilongwe Central Region 1,115,815 38.2 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Dowa?
8,047 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Dowa in?
Africa/Blantyre.
Which country is Dowa in?
Malawi (MW).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/929977

{
  "data": {
    "id": 929977,
    "name": "Dowa",
    "ascii_name": "Dowa",
    "country_code": "MW",
    "population": 8047,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Blantyre",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -13.65399,
    "longitude": 33.93754
  }
}
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