What is the population of Lilongwe?

1,115,815 people, per GeoNames.

LILONGWE

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

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

FWLE

Old Lilongwe Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

LLW

Kamuzu International Airport

Large airport

19.7 km

Universities

linked

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

luanar.ac.mw

FAQ

9 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).
Which airport serves Lilongwe?: Old Lilongwe Airport (FWLE).
Does Lilongwe have a university?: Yes. Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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 Lilongwe in?: Central Region.

Get this page as JSON

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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
  }
}

Context

comparatives

138.7x the population of Dowa.
38 km from Dowa.
Same timezone (Africa/Blantyre) as 38 other cities in Malawi.