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Mtaja
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Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Mtaja is a village located in Southern, Malawi. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Coordinates of -15.595°, 35.371° situate Mtaja in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,050 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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) · Aves45
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves44
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves43
- White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves37
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves32
- Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves30
- Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831) · Aves28
- Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves28
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2012-06-146 km WNW of Zomba, Malawi
- M 4.6 — 2012-05-1344 km ESE of Phalombe, 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
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