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Karonga Basin
Karonga is a township in the Karonga District in Northern Region of Malawi. Located on the western shore of Lake Nyasa, it was established as a slaving centre sometime before 1877. As of 2018 estimates, Karonga has a population of 61,609. The common and major language spoken in this district is the Tumbuka language, which is also a regional language of Northern Malawi. History Pre-historic tools and remains of hominids discovered in Malawi's remote northern district of Karonga provides further proof that the area could be the cradle of humankind. Professor Friedemann Schrenk of the Goethe University in Frankfurt told Reuters News that two students working on the excavation site in September 2009 had discovered prehistoric tools and a tooth of a hominid. "This latest discovery of prehistoric tools and remains of hominids provides additional proof to the theory that the Great Rift Valley of Africa and perhaps the excavation site near Karonga can be considered the cradle of human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Malawi
Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts. Regions have no administrative function; they serve merely to group districts. The regions of Malawi are: * Northern Region, Malawi, Northern ::Population: 2,289,780 (2018 census) ::Area: ::Capital: Mzuzu * Central Region, Malawi, Central :: Population: 7,523,340 (2018 census) ::Area: ::Capital: Lilongwe * Southern Region, Malawi, Southern ::Population: 7,750,629 (2018 census) ::Area: ::Capital: Blantyre List See also *Districts of Malawi *ISO 3166-2:MW References {{Regions and districts of Malawi Regions of Malawi, Subdivisions of Malawi Lists of administrative divisions, Malawi, Regions Administrative divisions in Africa, Malawi 0 Malawi geography-related lists, Regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |