City Details: Blantyre
A few alternate names for Blantyre are: BLZ, Blantair, Blantairas, Blantajer, Blantajr, Blantajur, Blantire, Blantjiro, Blantyre, Blantyre-Limbe
Blantyre is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with a population of 800,264 as of 2018. It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe. It is the capital of the country's Southern Region as well as the Blantyre District.
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Blantyre
General Information
- Official Name: Malawi
- Common Name: Malawi
- Population: 902588
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -15.78499, 35.00854
- Country Code: MWI
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Blantyre
- 1. Chileka International Airport (BLZ), distance from city center: 12.34 km
- 2. Mangochi Airport (MAI), distance from city center: 147.41 km
- 3. Chingozi Airport (TET), distance from city center: 150.56 km
Location of Blantyre
Country Details
- Country: Malawi
- Official Name: Republic of Malawi
- Capital: Lilongwe
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Eastern Africa
- Population: 19,129,955
- Area: 118,484 km²
- Languages: English, Chewa
- Currency: Malawian kwacha (MK)
- Timezones: UTC+02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
- Zambia
Museums in Blantyre, Malawi
Museum
Malawi Stock Exchange
Museum
Museum of Malawi
Kasungu Road, Limbe, Malawi
Coordinates: 15.8041° S, 35.0395° E
Museum
Mandala House
Kaoshiung Road, Blantyre, Malawi
Coordinates: 15.7927° S, 35.0115° E