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LILONGWE

Central Region · MALAWI (MW) · 13.97°S / 33.79°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 927,967

Lilongwe is a city in Malawi with a population of 1,115,815. It sits at -13.97/33.79, runs on Africa/Blantyre, is 38 km from Dowa.

Population 1,115,815
Place Type National Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Blantyre

All facts

fields
Country
Malawi
Subdivision
Central Region
Coords
13.97°S / 33.79°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km
NE Dowa Central Region 8,047 38.2 km
N Mponela Central Region 27,681 48.5 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Lilongwe?
1,115,815 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Lilongwe in?
Africa/Blantyre.
Which country is Lilongwe in?
Malawi (MW).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/927967

{
  "data": {
    "id": 927967,
    "name": "Lilongwe",
    "ascii_name": "Lilongwe",
    "country_code": "MW",
    "population": 1115815,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Blantyre",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -13.96692,
    "longitude": 33.78725
  }
}
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