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MALAWI

Republic of Malawi · MW / MWI / 454

MW
ISO 3166-1 MWI · 454

Malawi is a eastern africa country in Africa. It has a population of 17,563,749, uses MWK, speaks English and Chewa.

Population 17,563,749
Area (km²) 118,484
Capital Lilongwe
Region Eastern Africa

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
MWI
ISO numeric
454
Calling code
+265
TLD
.mw
Driving side
Currencies
MWK
Languages
eng, nya
Timezones
Flag
🇲🇼

Cities

top 39 by population
Lilongwe Central Region 1,115,815
Blantyre Southern Region 902,588
Mzuzu Northern Region 249,564
Zomba Southern Region 118,440
Karonga Northern Region 69,486
Kasungu Central Region 66,152
Mangochi Southern Region 60,338
Salima Central Region 41,492
Liwonde Southern Region 41,077
Balaka Southern Region 40,950
Dedza Central Region 34,882
Nkhotakota Central Region 31,974
Mchinji Central Region 31,592
Nsanje Southern Region 30,276
Mzimba Northern Region 29,432
Mponela Central Region 27,681
Rumphi Northern Region 25,216
Ntcheu Central Region 23,956
Mwanza Southern Region 20,345
Chitipa Northern Region 20,011
Monkey Bay Southern Region 16,867
Mulanje Southern Region 16,672
Nkhata Bay Northern Region 16,099
Luchenza Southern Region 14,211
Chipeni Central Region 10,553
Thyolo Southern Region 8,845
Dowa Central Region 8,047
Ngabu Southern Region 7,931
Ntchisi Central Region 7,918
Likoma Northern Region 7,683
Chipoka Central Region 7,212
Phalombe Southern Region 7,040
Chikwawa Southern Region 6,987
Livingstonia Northern Region 5,552
Chisumulu Northern Region 4,000
Chiradzulu Southern Region 1,580
Machinga Southern Region 1,418
Makata Southern Region 0
Neno Southern Region 0

Airports

top 20
BLZ
LLW
ZZU

Mzuzu Airport

Medium airport

DWA

Dwangwa Airport

Medium airport

KGJ

Karonga Airport

Medium airport

FWLE

Old Lilongwe Airport

Small airport

LIX

Likoma Island Airport

Small airport

FWLP

Lifupa Airport

Small airport

FWMC

Mchinji Airport

Small airport

MYZ

Monkey Bay Airport

Small airport

FWSJ

Nsanje Airport

Small airport

LMB

Salima Airport

Small airport

FWSU

Nchalo Sucoma Airport

Small airport

FWZA

Zomba Airport

Small airport

CEH

Chelinda Airfield

Small airport

FWCC

Chintheche Aerodrome

Small airport

CMK

Club Makokola Airport

Small airport

FWCS

Ntchisi Airport

Small airport

FWCT

Chitipa Airport

Small airport

KBQ

Kasungu Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Malawi use?
MWK.
What languages are spoken in Malawi?
English and Chewa.
What is the capital of Malawi?
Lilongwe.
How many cities are in Malawi?
39 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/MW

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "MW",
    "iso_alpha3": "MWI",
    "iso_numeric": "454",
    "common_name": "Malawi",
    "official_name": "Republic of Malawi",
    "capital": "Lilongwe",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Eastern Africa",
    "population": 17563749,
    "flag_emoji": "🇲🇼",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+265"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".mw"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/mw.svg",
    "area": 118484.0,
    "latitude": -13.5,
    "longitude": 34.0,
    "languages": {
      "eng": "English",
      "nya": "Chewa"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "MWK": {
        "name": "Malawian kwacha",
        "symbol": "MK"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "MOZ",
      "TZA",
      "ZMB"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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