Likoma

Likoma is the main town on in . It is the administrative capital of . Perhaps the most famous attraction of Likoma is the Anglican cathedral of Likoma.
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  • Type: Locality with 7,680 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Malawi
  • Also known as: “Likoma, Malawi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Likoma Island and Likoma Island Airport.

Photo: Felefuchs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, along with its sister , is in the Mozambican territorial waters of Lake Malawi/Nyasa. Both and Chizumulu belong to .

Aerodrome
Likoma Airport is an airport on , Republic of Malawi. The island lies in a few kilometres off the shore of Mozambique.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cobue.

Village
is a small lake-side town in , in north-west . It is located on the shore of . is situated 8 km south of Likoma.

Likoma

Latitude
-12.06667° or 12° 4′ south
Longitude
34.73333° or 34° 44′ east
Population
7,680
Elevation
506 metres (1,660 feet)
United Nations Location Code
MW LIX
Open location code
5GVPWPMM+88
Geo­Names ID
924944
Wiki­data ID
Q2272455
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Satellite Map

Discover Likoma from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Zulu—“Likoma” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Likoma”
  • French: “Likoma”
  • Fulah: “Likoma, Malawi”
  • Irish: “Likoma”
  • Italian: “Likoma”
  • Japanese: “リコマ”
  • Korean: “리코마”
  • Lithuanian: “Likoma”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Likoma”
  • Nyanja: “Likoma”
  • Persian: “لیکوما”
  • Portuguese: “Licoma”
  • Portuguese: “Likoma”
  • Romanian: “Likoma (oraş)”
  • Romanian: “Likoma (oraș)”
  • Romanian: “Likoma”
  • Tumbuka: “Likoma (msumba)”
  • Tumbuka: “Likoma”
  • Ukrainian: “Лікома”
  • Zulu: “Likoma, Malawi”
  • Zulu: “Likoma”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tulo Hill and Mbamba Hill.

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