Makata: facts

At a glance

• Country: Malawi
• Region: Southern Region
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 15.7872° S, 35.0305° E
• Time zone: Africa/Blantyre (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Kwacha (MWK)
• Distance to the capital, Lilongwe: 243 km (151 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Chileka International Airport (BLZ): 14 km (9 mi), straight line
• Tete Airport (TET, Mozambique): 153 km (95 mi), straight line
• Kamuzu International Airport (LLW): 260 km (161 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Blantyre: 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
• Chiradzulu: 17 km (11 mi)
• Thyolo: 33 km (21 mi)
• Chikwawa: 37 km (23 mi)
• Zomba: 54 km (34 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Blantyre, 2.4 km (1.5 mi)