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Central Region

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region of Malawi

Key facts

Country
Malawi
Capital
Lilongwe
Total
35,592 km (13,742 sq mi)
Density
211.38/km (547.46/sq mi)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
region of Malawi
Country
Malawi
Located in
Malawi
Capital
Lilongwe
Area
35592
Elevation
1180
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Lake Malawi
Shares border with
Tete Province
Image
Lilongwe Banner.png
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topic's main category
Category:Central Region, Malawi
native label
Central Region
language used
Chewa
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Encyclopedic overview

The Central Region of Malawi, population 7,523,340 (2018), covers an area of 35,592 km. Its capital city is Lilongwe, which is also the national capital. The region has an outlet on Lake Malawi and borders neighbouring countries Zambia and Mozambique. The Chewa people make up the majority of the population today.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Central Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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