Chitipa

Chitipa is the capital of , . It is also known as Fort Hill. It is very near Malawi's tri-point border with and . The town is known for the number of languages spoken there.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 20,000 residents
  • Description: city in Malawi
  • Also known as: “Chipita”, “Citifa”, “Fort Hill”, and “MW-CT”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chitipa Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the town of Chitipa, Republic of Malawi.

Chitipa

Latitude
-9.70261° or 9° 42′ 9″ south
Longitude
33.27482° or 33° 16′ 29″ east
Population
20,000
Elevation
1,286 metres (4,219 feet)
UN/LOCODE
MW CTP
Open location code
6G2M77WF+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262307441
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
235751
Wiki­data ID
Q1074915
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Chitipa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيتيبا”
  • Asturian: “Chitipa”
  • Breton: “Chitipa”
  • Cebuano: “Chitipa”
  • Chinese: “奇蒂帕”
  • Danish: “Chitipa”
  • Dutch: “Chitipa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيتيبا”
  • French: “Chitipa”
  • Fulah: “Chitipa”
  • German: “Chitipa”
  • Hausa: “Chitipa”
  • Hebrew: “צ’יטיפה”
  • Icelandic: “Chitipa”
  • Italian: “Chitipa”
  • Japanese: “チティパ”
  • Lithuanian: “Čitipa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chitipa”
  • Nyanja: “Chitipa”
  • Persian: “چیتیپا”
  • Polish: “Chitipa”
  • Portuguese: “Chitipa”
  • Romanian: “Chitipa”
  • Russian: “Читипа”
  • Serbian: “Читипа”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چیتیپا”
  • Swahili: “Chitipa”
  • Turkish: “Chitipa, Malavi”
  • Turkish: “Chitipa”
  • Ukrainian: “Читіпа”
  • Zulu: “Chitipa”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mselema and Lufita.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: kerk and Chitipa Bus Depot.

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Worth a closer look: Mzuzu and Likoma Island.

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