Chiromo
in Nsanje District of Southern Region, Malawi

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-16.547 and 35.156 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -16° 32' 48" and E 35° 9' 20"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kwacha - MWK
Spoken languages:
Nyanja
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:11 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:50 am and 5:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
19.494 and -154.824 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vacationland Hawaii
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Malawi in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Malawi.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Malawi. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Touring Chiromo

Chiromo in Nsanje District (Southern Region) is a town located in Malawi about 200 mi (or 322 km) south-east of Lilongwe, the country's capital place.

Time in Chiromo is now 05:11 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Blantyre with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Chiromo. The closest airport in Malawi is Chileka International Airport in a distance of 61 mi (or 98 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nsanje, Thyolo, Mulanje, Chikwawa and Makata. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 42%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 17% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

21°C (69 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

19°C (66 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Bicycle taxi in Malawi

Published: July 31, 2008
Length: 54:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: George McQueen

When there were no more cars, we hopped on the back of a "shapa shay" -- a bike taxi.


Cyclone Idai relief effort

Published: March 27, 2019
Length: 59:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Johann Van Der Ham

The Crown Stewardship School students load and distribute food supplies to 1000 families who have been effected by cyclone Idai.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Chiromo

Chiromo is a town in southern Malawi.

Located at -16.55, 35.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Malawi

Bangula

Bangula is a town of about 5000 population in southern Malawi. There is also a commune of the same name. Its elevation is 100m. It is located on the western bank of the Shire River, near the confluence of the Shire and Ruo River. After extensive flooding in Chiromo (on the eastern bank of the Shire), the municipalities were moved to Bangula (postal and police). The name Bangula is roughly translated to 'place where the lions roar' although there are few to no lions exist in the area anymore

Located at -16.5833, 35.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Malawi


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Chiromo