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Mzuzu

Africa

Mzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and the country's third largest city, in Mzimba District within a gap of the Viphya Mountains, with a population of 221,272 at the 2018 census. It grew up around a tung oil estate established in 1947 and achieved city status in 1985; the Viphya Plantation to its south is the largest man-made forest in Africa, and the city is home to Mzuzu University, founded in 1999.

Facts
Population
150,100 1
Population Estimate Year
2007 1
Population Estimate Year
2007 1
Elevation (m)
1254 1
Elevation (m)
1254 1
Latitude
11.45 degrees south 1
Latitude
11.45 degrees south 1
Longitude
34.033333 degrees east 1
Longitude
34.033333 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Mzuzu (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 150,100 (2007)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -11.45, longitude 34.033333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1254 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 150100 (2007)
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