Malawi
Southern Malawi
Balaka District

Nkaya

Nkaya, also known as Nacaia, is a town in , located in the and in the of the country. In 2022 the local Rivi Rivi River which feeds the diverted by about 500 metres as the result of rainfall and Tropical Storm Ana.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: town in Malawi
  • Also known as: “Nakaya”

Nkaya

Latitude
-15.134° or 15° 8′ 2″ south
Longitude
35.02745° or 35° 1′ 39″ east
Elevation
523 metres (1,716 feet)
Open location code
5GPQV28G+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 417064511
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11427318
Wiki­data ID
Q1994342
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Portuguese—“Nkaya” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Nkaya”
  • Dutch: “Nkaya”
  • French: “Nkaya”
  • Fulah: “Nkaya”
  • German: “Nkaya”
  • Portuguese: “Nakaya”
  • Portuguese: “Nkaya”

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