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Lengwe National Park is a national park in Malawi located near the town of Chikwawa and about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Blantyre.Lengwe's topography is unusual for Malawi and consists of open deciduous forests and dense thickets.
The M1 between Chikwawa and Bangula was built as a paved road between 1992 and 1996. While the road has undergone minimal upgrades, it is uncertain how much of the M1 was paved during the colonial era. Between 2002 and 2008, a nationwide road maintenance program renewed 1,250 kilometers of roads, including 675 kilometers of the M1.
It is located approximately 13 km (7 nmi; 8 mi), by road, northwest of Blantyre, the second largest city in the Republic of Malawi and the country's commercial and financial capital. [3] Chileka is Malawi's second international airport, the other being Kamuzu International Airport , in Lilongwe , the nation's capital city.
The Southern Region of Malawi is an area of Malawi. It covers an area of 31,753 km 2.Its capital city is Blantyre.In 2018, its population was 7,750,629. [1]Of the 28 districts in Malawi, 13 are located within the Southern Region.
Between the towns of Matope and Chikwawa, the middle river drops approximately 400 m (1,300 ft) through a series of falls and gorges, including Kapachira Falls. Two hydroelectric dams have been built along the Shire northwest of Blantyre. Beyond Chikwawa, the lower river turns
Mwanza is the largest commercial, political and administrative urban centre of Mwanza District, in the Southern Region of Malawi. It lies on the important road from Blantyre to Tete in Mozambique, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, northwest of Blantyre, Malawi's commercial capital. [3]
Chikwawa is a town with a population of 6,114 according to the 2018 census [1] located in the Southern Region of Malawi on the west bank of the Shire River. [2] It is the administrative capital of the Chikwawa District. Chikwawa lies almost 50 kilometres (30 mi) south of Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi. [3]
Zomba District is one of twelve districts in the Southern Region of Malawi, surrounded by the districts of Chiradzulu, Blantyre, Mulanje, Phalombe, Machinga, Balaka and the Republic of Mozambique to the east. The total land area is 2,363 km 2, representing three percent of the total land area of Malawi. The capital is Zomba.