Machinga: facts

At a glance

• Country: Malawi
• Region: Southern Region
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 1,418
• Coordinates: 15.1685° S, 35.3000° E
• Time zone: Africa/Blantyre (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Kwacha (MWK)
• Distance to the capital, Lilongwe: 211 km (131 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Chileka International Airport (BLZ): 67 km (41 mi), straight line
• Tete Airport (TET, Mozambique): 206 km (128 mi), straight line
• Lichinga Airport (VXC, Mozambique): 211 km (131 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Liwonde: 14 km (9 mi)
• Zomba: 24 km (15 mi)
• Balaka: 43 km (26 mi)
• Chiradzulu: 59 km (37 mi)
• Regulo Messossomera, Mozambique: 60 km (37 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zomba, 24 km (15 mi)