Explore Malawi in Africa - Malawi Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Malawi with its capital Lilongwe is located in Africa (Southern Africa, east of Zambia). It covers some 118,481 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Pennsylvania) with 13,931,000 citizens. Chichewa; Nyanja and are the the official languages used in Malawi. Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia are bordering countries.

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About Malawi

The topography features narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains. The average density of population is about 117 per km². The climate in can be described as sub-tropical with rainy season (November to May), dry season (May to November). Potential natural disasters are NA.

To reach someone in Malawi dial +265 prior to a number. There are 175,000 installed telephones. And there are 2,400,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".mw". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 28 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Malawi

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

P.O. Box 326
Lilongwe 3
Malawi

Phone: +265 775 499
Fax: +265 770 650

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Chongoni Rock-Art Area

Situated within a cluster of forested granite hills and covering an area of 126.4 km2, high up the plateau of central Malawi, the 127 sites of this area feature the richest concentration of rock...

Lake Malawi National Park

Located at the southern end of the great expanse of Lake Malawi, with its deep, clear waters and mountain backdrop, the national park is home to many hundreds of fish species, nearly all endemic....

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Malawi

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Malawi is growing at an rate of 2.76% (or by 426,197 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 2.76%. Or an total increase of 426,197 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.