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Chikwawa

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Chikwawa

Coordinates-16.03°, 34.79°

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City facts

Overview

Chikwawa is a town with a population of 6,114 according to the 2018 census located in the Southern Region of Malawi on the west bank of the Shire River. It is the administrative capital of the Chikwawa District. Chikwawa lies almost 50 kilometres (30 mi) south of Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.0271
Longitude
34.7912
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
6,211
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    117
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    106
  • Little Bee-eater
    Merops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves
    99
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    85
  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    83
  • Bateleur
    Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    82
  • Southern Black Tit
    Parus niger Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    80
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    76

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2007-11-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Southern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,045

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
199
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API