Chipoka

Chipoka
Chipoka is located in Malawi
Chipoka
Chipoka
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 13°58′S 34°30′E / 13.967°S 34.500°E / -13.967; 34.500
Country Malawi
RegionCentral Region
DistrictSalima District
Population
 (2018 Census[1])
 • Total
6,395
ClimateAw

Chipoka is a town located in the Central Region district of Salima, in Malawi. It is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi and is the closest port to the capital city of Lilongwe. Chipoka is located on the western shore of Kasangha Bay across from Cape Maclear.

Nearby towns and villages include Chaseta (7.8 mi (12.6 km)), Ndembo (7.7 mi (12.4 km)), Kalombola (5.6 mi (9.0 km)), Lowe (5.6 mi (9.0 km)), Mazenjele (5.6 mi (9.0 km)), Chikanda (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Milala (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Mkangawi (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Mzembela (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Pemba (4.9 mi (7.9 km)) and Kachindamoto(11.7 mi (18.8 km)).

The city has a railway station on the Sena railway, under concession of Central East African Railways.

Demographics

Year Population[2][1]
1998 3,986
2008 5,476
2018 6,395

References

  1. ^ a b "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 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

13°58′S 34°30′E / 13.967°S 34.500°E / -13.967; 34.500


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