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Blantyre

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.

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Founded
1876
Climate
Aw
Country
Malawi
District
Blantyre District
Elevation
1,039 m (3,409 ft)
Municipality
1895

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Education

Health

Twin towns – sister cities

Notable people from Blantyre

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Blantyre

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Edges114
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Density0.017391
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Blantyre

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related to Bibliography · 68
Blantyre → African Christian Biography, African History, An, August, Bibcode, Cadmium, Cambridge University Press, Chancellor College, Chemistry, Chimbalanga, City, Coleman, Conservation, David Clement, David Clement Scott, Dickson Eyoh, Dictionary, Dissemination Conference, Earth, Encyclopedia
related to Health · 38
Blantyre → ADMARC, Bangwe, Besides, Blantyre Adventist Hospital, Blantyre City Assembly, Chigumula, Chilomoni, Chirimba, Civic Centre, District Health Office, Following, In, Lever Brothers, Limbe, Malawi, Malawi Railways, Manyowe, Mapanga, Masala, Misesa
related to history · 25
Blantyre → Alexander Hetherwick, All Angels Church, British, Chichewa, Church, David Clement Scott, David Livingstone, Dr, Dr Macklin, Duff MacDonald, Encyclopaedic Dictionary, European, From, Henry Henderson, It, Macklin, Mang'anja, Mang'anja Language, October, Rev
related to Education · 24
Blantyre → Accountancy, Applied Sciences, Blantyre City, Blantyre School, Blantyre Teachers' College, Business, Chichiri-Ginnery Corner, City Assembly, City Campus, Health Sciences, Kamuzu University, Malawi College, Malawi Polytechnic, Malawi University, MUBAS, Police Training School, SADCC Multi-Country Training Schools, Science, Technical School, Technology
related to Transport · 23
Blantyre → Beira, Chileka, Chileka International Airport, Ethiopia, Government, In, Kenya, Lilongwe, Malawi, Malawian Airlines, Mchinji, Mozambican, Mozambique, Nacala, Nayuchi, Nkaya, Nsanje, Salima, Sena, South Africa
related to Religion · 20
Blantyre → Anglican, Apostolic, Baptist, Blantyre City, Catholicism, Central Africa Presbyterian, Central African Presbyterian, Christian, Church, Islam, Muslim, No Religion, Other, Other Christian, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, Seventh-day Adventist, Seventh-day Adventist/Baptist/Apostolic, The, Traditional
related to Geography · 19
Blantyre → Basement Complex, Blantyre City, Eastern African Rift, Equator, Greenwich Meridian, In, It, Malawi, Mozambique, National Urban Centre, Pre-Cambrian, Shire Highlands, South Africa, Southern Region, Syenitic, Tanzania, The, Zambia, Zimbabwe
related to Places of worship · 18
Blantyre → Among, Assemblies, Baptist Convention, Baptist World Alliance, Catholic Church, Central Africa, Central Africa Presbyterian, Christian, Church, God, Lutheran Church, Lutheran World Federation, Malawi, Muslim, Reformed Churches, Roman Catholic Archdiocese, There, World Communion
related to Climate · 13
Blantyre → April, Aw, July, June, Köppen-Geiger, March, May, November, October, September, The, There, Tropical
related to Economy · 13
Blantyre → Blantyre City, Chirimba, Chitawira, Ginnery Corner, It, Limbe, Makata, Malawi's, Maone, Maselema, Of, South Lunzu, The

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city malawi industrial limbe centre southern south africa area malawi's african development capital health population company system streams services largest

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BlantyreClimateAw1.00infobox
BlantyreCountryMalawi1.00infobox
BlantyreDistrictBlantyre District1.00infobox
BlantyreElevation1,039 m (3,409 ft)1.00infobox
BlantyreFounded18761.00infobox
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BlantyreMunicipality18951.00infobox
BlantyreRegionSouthern Region1.00infobox
BlantyreTime zone+21.00infobox
BlantyreWebsitewww.bccmw.com1.00infobox
Blantyre• Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)1.00infobox
Blantyre• MayorIsaac Jomo Osman1.00infobox
Blantyre• Total240 km2 (93 sq mi)1.00infobox
Blantyre• Total800,2641.00infobox
Blantyreis acity with the fifth-lowest cost of living for expatriates in the world0.90text

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