ZOMBA

Southern Region · MALAWI (MW) · 15.39°S / 35.32°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 923,295

Zomba is a city in Malawi with a population of 118,440. It sits at -15.39/35.32, runs on Africa/Blantyre, is 24 km from Machinga.

Population 118,440

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Blantyre

All facts

fields

Country: Malawi
Subdivision: Southern Region
Coords: 15.39°S / 35.32°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

N Machinga Southern Region 1,418 24.1 km

N Liwonde Southern Region 41,077 36.7 km

SW Chiradzulu Southern Region 1,580 37.2 km

Air access

nearby

FWZA

Zomba Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

BLZ

Chileka International Airport

Large airport

49.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Zomba?: 118,440 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Zomba in?: Africa/Blantyre.
Which country is Zomba in?: Malawi (MW).
Which airport serves Zomba?: Zomba Airport (FWZA).
How far is Zomba from Lilongwe?: About 228 km.
Does Zomba 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 Zomba in?: Southern Region.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/923295

{
  "data": {
    "id": 923295,
    "name": "Zomba",
    "ascii_name": "Zomba",
    "country_code": "MW",
    "population": 118440,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Blantyre",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -15.38596,
    "longitude": 35.3188
  }
}

Context

comparatives

83.5x the population of Machinga.
24 km from Machinga.
Same timezone (Africa/Blantyre) as 38 other cities in Malawi.