Dowa

Dowa is a town located in the of . It is the administrative capital of Dowa District. William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, was born and raised in Dowa.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 8,050 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Dowa, Malawi”

Dowa

Latitude
-13.65767° or 13° 39′ 28″ south
Longitude
33.93021° or 33° 55′ 49″ east
Population
8,050
Elevation
1,361 metres (4,465 feet)
Open location code
5GRM8WRJ+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 277269400
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
929977
Wiki­data ID
Q1253056
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Zulu—“Dowa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Dowa”
  • Cebuano: “Dowa”
  • Chinese: “多瓦”
  • Danish: “Dowa”
  • Dutch: “Dowa”
  • French: “Dowa”
  • German: “Dowa”
  • German: “MW-DO”
  • Irish: “Dowa”
  • Italian: “Dowa”
  • Japanese: “ドーワ”
  • Nyanja: “Dowa”
  • Persian: “دووا”
  • Polish: “Dowa”
  • Portuguese: “Dowa (cidade)”
  • Portuguese: “Dowa”
  • South Azerbaijani: “دووا”
  • Swahili: “Dowa”
  • Swedish: “Dowa”
  • Turkish: “Dowa, Malavi”
  • Turkish: “Dowa”
  • Ukrainian: “Дова”
  • Zulu: “Dowa, Malawi”
  • Zulu: “Dowa”

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