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Karonga
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Karonga is a township in the Karonga District in Northern Region of Malawi. Located on the western shore of Lake Malawi, it was established as a slaving centre sometime before 1877. As of 2018 estimates, Karonga has a population of 61,609. The common and major language spoken in this district is the Tumbuka language, which is also a regional language of Northern Malawi.

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Place details

Locality
Karonga
Region
Karonga
Country
Malawi
Population
69,486
Timezone
Africa/Blantyre

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Karonga
Settlement.image_skyline
Karonga rice fields.jpg
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250px
Settlement.image_caption
Rice fields in Karonga
Settlement.pushpin_map
Malawi
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
240
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Malawi
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Karonga District
Settlement.unit_pref
metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2018 Census
Settlement.population_total
61,609
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
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Religions

via Wikipedia infobox

Article · Italiano

Karonga è un centro abitato del Malawi, situato nella Regione Settentrionale.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

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