Northern Malawi

Northern Malawi lies to the west of the northern half of Lake Malawi. It is the least populated region of . In addition to the lakeshore, it features extensive highlands.
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is the capital and largest city in the Northern Region of . The city has advanced hotels, inns, areas of interest, and many other things. The common language in the city is Chitumbuka, however, basic English is also understood.

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, along with its sister , is in the Mozambican territorial waters of Lake Malawi/Nyasa. Both and Chizumulu belong to .

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is a township in the in Northern Region of in southeastern Africa. Located on the western shore of Lake Malawi, it was established as a slaving centre sometime before 1877.

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is the smaller sister island to in the Mozambican territorial waters of Lake Malawi/Nyasa. Both Likoma and Chizumulu Islands belong to .

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is a small, bustling fishing village of about 15,000 inhabitants, located about 50 kilometers from . Straddling the steep, verdant mountains of 's rift valley, overlooks the lake like a lord overlooks his manor.

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is a national park in , right next to the Nyika Plateau National Park in . With 3200 km² it is Malawi's biggest national park.

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or Kondowe is a town located in the Northern Region district of in Malawi and is home to Mission. It is 430 kilometres north of the capital, , and connected by road to Chitimba on the shore of Lake Malawi.

is a settlement in the of the Northern Region of . It is on the shore of , and is approximately 40 kilometres south of . The town is on the main road between and .

Northern Malawi

  • Type: region of Malawi with 2,290,000 residents
  • Description: region of Malawi
  • Also known as: “Nordregion”, “Northern Province”, “Northern Region”, “Northern Region, Malawi”, “Region del Norte”, “Region północny”, “Sever”, “Severna regija”, “Паўночны рэгіён (Малаві)”, and “北部州 (マラウイ)”
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  • Location: , ,
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Latitude of center
-11° or 11° south
Longitude of center
34° east
Population
2,290,000
Elevation
1,297 metres (4,255 feet)
Geo­Names ID
924591
Wiki­data ID
Q868827
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Northern Malawi” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሰሜን Region”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimal bölgəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночны рэгіён”
  • Bengali: “উত্তর Region”
  • Bulgarian: “Северен регион”
  • Catalan: “Regió del Nord”
  • Catalan: “Regió del Nort”
  • Catalan: “Regió Nord”
  • Cebuano: “Northern Region”
  • Chinese: “北部区”
  • Chinese: “北部區”
  • Chinese: “北马拉维”
  • Danish: “Nordregionen (Malawi)”
  • Danish: “Nordregionen”
  • Dutch: “Northern”
  • Esperanto: “Norda Regiono”
  • Finnish: “Pohjoinen alue”
  • French: “Malawi Nord”
  • French: “Région Nord”
  • Fulah: “North Region, Malawi”
  • Galician: “Rexión Norte, Malawi”
  • Galician: “Rexión Norte”
  • Georgian: “მალავის ჩრდილოეთი რეგიონი”
  • German: “Northern Region”
  • Greek: “Βόρεια Περιφέρεια”
  • Hausa: “Arewacin Region”
  • Hausa: “Gundumar Arewa”
  • Hebrew: “אזור הצפון”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז הצפון”
  • Italian: “Malawi settentrionale”
  • Italian: “regione Settentrionale”
  • Italian: “Regione Settentrionale”
  • Japanese: “北部州”
  • Javanese: “Wilayah Lor”
  • Kazakh: “Түндік Region”
  • Kirghiz: “Түндүк Region”
  • Korean: “북부주”
  • Korean: “북부지구”
  • Lithuanian: “Šiaurės regionas”
  • Malay: “Rantau Utara”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-pō͘ Chiu (Malawi)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-pō͘ Chiu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Northern”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Northern”
  • Norwegian: “Northern”
  • Oromo: “Naannoo Kaaba”
  • Panjabi: “ਉੱਤਰੀ Region”
  • Persian: “منطقه شمالی مالاوی”
  • Polish: “Region Północny”
  • Portuguese: “Região Norte”
  • Pushto: “شمالي Region”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Northern, Malawi”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Northern”
  • Russian: “Северная провинция”
  • Russian: “Северный регион”
  • Serbian: “Северни регион”
  • Sinhala: “උතුරු කලාපය, මලාවි”
  • Slovenian: “Northern Region”
  • Somali: “Gobolka Waqooyiga”
  • Spanish: “Región del Norte”
  • Swahili: “Kanda ya Kaskazini, Malawi”
  • Swahili: “Kanda ya Kaskazini”
  • Swedish: “Northern Region, Malawi”
  • Swedish: “Northern Region”
  • Tajik: “Минтақаи Шимол”
  • Tatar: “Төньяк Region”
  • Tatar: “Төньяк төбәге”
  • Tumbuka: “Chigaŵa cha Kumpoto”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Північний регіон”
  • Urdu: “شمالی علاقہ، ملاوی”
  • Uzbek: “Shimol Region”
  • Zulu: “Northern Region, Malawi”
  • Zulu: “Northern Region”

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