Nkhata Bay

11°36′S 34°18′E / 11.600°S 34.300°E / -11.600; 34.300

Nkhata Bay
Nkhata
The town sits on the flat between the hills and Lake Malawi
The town sits on the flat between the hills and Lake Malawi
Nkhata Bay is located in Malawi
Nkhata Bay
Nkhata Bay
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 11°36′00″S 34°18′00″E / 11.60000°S 34.30000°E / -11.60000; 34.30000
Country Malawi
RegionNorthern Region
DistrictNkhata Bay District
Elevation
1,548 ft (471 m)
Population
 (2018 Census[1])
 • Total14,274
Time zone+2
ClimateAw

Nkhata Bay or just Nkhata is the capital of the Nkhata Bay District in Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi (formerly Lake Nyasa), east of Mzuzu, and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi.[2] The population of Nkhata Bay was 14,274 according to the 2018 census.[3] Nkhata Bay is 413 kilometres (257 mi) from Lilongwe, Malawi's capital city, and 576 kilometres (358 mi) from Blantyre, Malawi's second-largest city.[4] Nkhata Bay is the second "busiest resort" on Lake Malawi.[5]

  1. ^ "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Malawi: Transportation". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference World Gazetteer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Malawi distance table". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Malawi: On a mission in Africa". The Daily Telegraph. 5 February 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2008.[dead link]