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Chinkhali
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Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Chinkhali is a village located in Southern, Malawi. Located at -15.438°, 34.517°, Chinkhali occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,001 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves20
- Common Ciliate BlueAnthene definita (Butler, 1899) · Insecta12
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11
- Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1922)Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1922) · Insecta10
- Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves9
- Tropical BoubouLaniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848) · Aves9
- African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves7
- Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus (W.Peters, 1868) · Aves7
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2022-05-0572 km SW of Dedza, Malawi
- M 4.3 — 2012-06-146 km WNW of Zomba, Malawi
- M 4.8 — 2007-11-0814 km NNW of Chikwawa, Malawi
- M 4 — 2005-01-2910 km WSW of Zomba, Malawi
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Southern
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species








Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org