Distance between cities in Malawi

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Distances between main cities

In Malawi, cities are at a considerable distance compared to other countries, with an average distance of 258 km between the 10 most populated cities. The following matrix shows all distances between the main cities.

Lilongwe Blantyre Mzuzu Zomba Mwanza Karonga Kasungu Mangochi
Lilongwe - 240 km 278 km 228 km 198 km 446 km 108 km 169 km
Blantyre 240 km - 490 km 55 km 56 km 658 km 346 km 147 km
Mzuzu 278 km 490 km - 456 km 461 km 170 km 183 km 360 km
Zomba 228 km 55 km 456 km - 89 km 622 km 327 km 101 km
Mwanza 198 km 56 km 461 km 89 km - 630 km 306 km 148 km
Karonga 446 km 658 km 170 km 622 km 630 km - 346 km 523 km
Kasungu 108 km 346 km 183 km 327 km 306 km 346 km - 250 km
Mangochi 169 km 147 km 360 km 101 km 148 km 523 km 250 km -

Longest distances in Malawi

Among the 10 main cities, the longest distance is 658 km, between Karonga and Blantyre. If the group is expanded to the 25 largest cities, the longest distance is between Chitipa and Nsanje, with 827 km.

Group From → To Distance
Among the main 10 cities From Karonga to Blantyre 658 km (409 mi)
Among the main 39 cities From Chitipa to Nsanje 827 km (514 mi)

The greatest latitudinal distance (north to south) is also from Chitipa to Nsanje, with a displacement of 7.22 degrees of latitude in geographic coordinates, which is approximately equivalent to 798 km.

In the longitudinal direction (west to east), the greatest distance is from Mchinji to Phalombe, with a displacement of 2.01 degrees of longitude, which is approximately equivalent to 300 km. The total distance between these cities is 372 km.

Distances to international cities

International routes from cities in Malawi reach significant distances, such as the 16,431 kilometers between Lilongwe and Los Angeles, covering a transcontinental connection between Africa and America. Below are some international distances from Malawi.

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