Mponela

Mponela is a town in Dowa District in the Central Region of Malawi.

Mponela
Mponela is located in Malawi
Mponela
Mponela
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 13°31′S 33°43′E
Country Malawi
RegionCentral Region
DistrictDowa District
Population
 (2018 Census[1])
 • Total24,543
Time zone+2
ClimateCwa

Mponela lies at 1,200 m in the Dowa District in the Central Region of Malawi, 60 km north of Lilongwe, with a population of 24,543 (2018 Census). It is on the tarred road between Lilongwe–Mzuzu, is connected with power and phone lines and has an airstrip.

Mponela is primarily an agricultural town without touristic interest. The government maintains a nutrition centre in which 700 children per day obtain food.

Demographics
Year Population[2][1]
1998 9,846
2008 14,322
2018 24,543

References
  1. "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population

13°31′S 33°43′E


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