MZUZU

Northern Region · MALAWI (MW) · 11.47°S / 34.02°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 925,475

Mzuzu is a city in Malawi with a population of 249,564. It sits at -11.47/34.02, runs on Africa/Blantyre, is 33 km from Nkhata Bay.

Population 249,564

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Blantyre

All facts

fields

Country: Malawi
Subdivision: Northern Region
Coords: 11.47°S / 34.02°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

SE Nkhata Bay Northern Region 16,099 33.3 km

Air access

nearby

ZZU

Mzuzu Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FWCC

Chintheche Aerodrome

Small airport

43.8 km

Universities

linked

Mzuzu University

mzuni.ac.mw

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Mzuzu?: 249,564 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Mzuzu in?: Africa/Blantyre.
Which country is Mzuzu in?: Malawi (MW).
Which airport serves Mzuzu?: Mzuzu Airport (ZZU).
How far is Mzuzu from Lilongwe?: About 279 km.
Does Mzuzu have a university?: Yes. Mzuzu University.
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 Mzuzu in?: Northern Region.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/925475

{
  "data": {
    "id": 925475,
    "name": "Mzuzu",
    "ascii_name": "Mzuzu",
    "country_code": "MW",
    "population": 249564,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Blantyre",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -11.46556,
    "longitude": 34.02071
  }
}

Context

comparatives

15.5x the population of Nkhata Bay.
33 km from Nkhata Bay.
Same timezone (Africa/Blantyre) as 38 other cities in Malawi.