Kasungu

13°02′S 33°29′E / 13.033°S 33.483°E / -13.033; 33.483

Kasungu
Kasungu is located in Malawi
Kasungu
Kasungu
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 13°02′S 33°29′E / 13.033°S 33.483°E / -13.033; 33.483
Country Malawi
RegionCentral Region
DistrictKasungu District
Elevation
[1]
4,403 ft (1,342 m)
Population
 (2018 Census[2])
 • Total58,653
Time zone+2
ClimateCwa

Kasungu is a town in the Kasungu District of the Central Region of Malawi. The population of Kasungu was 58,653 according to the 2018 census.[3] Kasungu is approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) north-west of the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe, and is 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Kasungu National Park.[4] The main industry in Kasungu is tobacco-growing.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Only cash crop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference World Gaz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Murphy, Alan; Armstrong, Kate; Firestone, Matthew D.; Fitzpatrick, Mary (2007). Lonely Planet Southern Africa: Join the Safari. Lonely Planet. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-74059-745-6. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Kasungu". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 July 2008.