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Mwanza
Southerntown
Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Southern, Malawi, Mwanza is a town. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of -15.609°, 34.523° situate Mwanza in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,001 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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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 Ciliate BlueAnthene definita (Butler, 1899) · Insecta12
- Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1922)Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1922) · Insecta10
- Babault's BlueLeptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1936) · Insecta9
- Lunulate HairtailAnthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) · Insecta8
- Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
- African fan palmBorassus aethiopum Mart. · Liliopsida4
- Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves4
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 4.8 — 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 Mwanza



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library