Mwanza: facts

At a glance

• Country: Malawi
• Region: Southern Region
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 20,345
• Coordinates: 15.6026° S, 34.5248° E
• Time zone: Africa/Blantyre (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Kwacha (MWK)
• Distance to the capital, Lilongwe: 198 km (123 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Chileka International Airport (BLZ): 49 km (30 mi), straight line
• Tete Airport (TET, Mozambique): 110 km (68 mi), straight line
• Kamuzu International Airport (LLW): 217 km (135 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zobue, Mozambique: 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
• Neno: 27 km (17 mi)
• Blantyre: 56 km (35 mi)
• Chikwawa: 56 km (35 mi)
• Makata: 58 km (36 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Blantyre, 56 km (35 mi)