Mwanza
Mwanza is a town in Malawi on the border with Mozambique. It is the administrative headquarters for Mwanza District.- Type: Town with 20,300 residents
- Description: human settlement in Malawi
- Also known as: “Mwanza (stad in Malawi)” and “Mwanza, Malawi”
Mwanza
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mwanza District, Southern Malawi, Malawi, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-15.60922° or 15° 36′ 33″ south
Longitude
34.52342° or 34° 31′ 24″ east
Population
20,300
Elevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)
Open location code
5GPP9GRF+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Mwanza” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mwanza”
- Dutch: “Mwanza”
- German: “Mwanza”
- Japanese: “ムワンザ”
- Nyanja: “Mwanza, Malaŵi”
- Nyanja: “Mwanza”
- Persian: “موانزا”
- Polish: “Mwanza”
- Swahili: “Mwanza”
- Swedish: “Mwanza, Malawi”
- Swedish: “Mwanza”
- Turkish: “Mwanza, Malavi”
- Turkish: “Mwanza”
- Ukrainian: “Мванза (селище)”
- Ukrainian: “Мванза”
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Places to explore: Mwandaza 2 and Chapita.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mwanza police station and Mwanza Market.
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