Liwonde
Sign in to saveLiwonde, or Livonde, is a town in the Machinga District of Malawi’s Southern Region. Situated in the Shire River valley, it serves as a key transport and commercial hub connecting the highways between Zomba, Lilongwe, Balaka, Machinga, and Mangochi. As of the 2018 census, the population stood at approximately 36,421
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Place details
- Locality
- Liwonde (city)
- Region
- Machinga
- Country
- Malawi
- Population
- 41,077
- Timezone
- Africa/Blantyre
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Liwonde
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- Liwonde_market.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- market area
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- Malawi
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 240
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
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- Location in Malawi
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Machinga District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018 Census
- Settlement.population_total
- 36,421
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- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Liwonde, or Livonde, is a town in the Machinga District of Malawi’s Southern Region. Situated in the Shire River valley, it serves as a key transport and commercial hub connecting the highways between Zomba, Lilongwe, Balaka, Machinga, and Mangochi. As of the 2018 census, the population stood at approximately 36,421
==History== The town of Liwonde takes its name from Chief Liwonde, a Yao leader who was influential in the area. In the 19th century, the Shire Valley became a key route for Yao migrants and Swahili-Arab slave traders, which brought disruption to local communities.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liwonde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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