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Railways 1
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Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Railways 1 is a village that lies in Southern, Malawi. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-15.818°, 35.070°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,050 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public 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
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves303
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves257
- Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831) · Aves157
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves157
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves155
- African Palm-SwiftCypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves131
- White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves127
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves121
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



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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 Railways 1


Search results from Open Library.
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
- • Open Library