Balaka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Malawi
• Region: Southern Region
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 40,950
• Coordinates: 14.9793° S, 34.9558° E
• Time zone: Africa/Blantyre (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Kwacha (MWK)
• Distance to the capital, Lilongwe: 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Chileka International Airport (BLZ): 78 km (48 mi), straight line
• Kamuzu International Airport (LLW): 183 km (114 mi), straight line
• Tete Airport (TET, Mozambique): 188 km (117 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Liwonde: 31 km (19 mi)
• Ntcheu: 39 km (24 mi)
• Machinga: 43 km (26 mi)
• Neno: 57 km (35 mi)
• Zomba: 60 km (37 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zomba, 60 km (37 mi)