# Chitipa

> city in Malawi

**Wikidata**: [Q1074915](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074915)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitipa)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chitipa

## Summary
Chitipa is a city in the Republic of Malawi that serves as the administrative capital of Chitipa District. It is classified both as a city and as a border city and is located in northern Malawi within Chitipa District.

## Key Facts
- Chitipa is a city and is also classified as a border city.  
- Chitipa is the capital of Chitipa District.  
- Country: Malawi, a sovereign state in Africa (Malawi inception date: 1964-07-06).  
- Located in: Chitipa District (administrative district of Malawi).  
- Coordinates (two recorded values): 1) latitude −9.7019444444444, longitude 33.27; 2) latitude −9.70237, longitude 33.26969.  
- Elevation above sea level: 1,286 metres.  
- UN/LOCODE: MWCTP (UNECE locode listing).  
- Alias: MW-CT.  
- Instance of: city; border city (a town or city on a border between larger political areas).  
- Wikimedia locator map image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MW-Chitipa.png.  
- Wikipedia article title: "Chitipa".  
- Wikidata short description: "city in Malawi".  
- Sitelink counts: Chitipa entity sitelink_count = 22; the class "city" sitelink_count = 252; Chitipa District sitelink_count = 32; Malawi sitelink_count = 292.  
- Wikipedia language editions available for the Chitipa article: arz, azb, ceb, de, en, fa, ff, is, it, ja, lt, nl, ny, pl, ro, ru, sr, sw, tr, uk, zh, zu.  
- VIAF identifier: 125505033.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0f1z26 (publication reference 2013-10-28).  
- GeoNames ID: 235751.  
- OpenWeatherMap city ID: 235751.  
- GNS Unique Feature ID: −1480273.  
- BBC Things ID: eaae3be7-a29a-419c-b14a-a05b787ff2e0.  
- Who’s On First ID: 421198535.  
- Library of Congress Authority ID: n81152088.  
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007550498605171.

## FAQs
Q: Where is Chitipa located?  
A: Chitipa is located in Chitipa District in the Republic of Malawi, a sovereign state in Africa established 6 July 1964.

Q: What is Chitipa’s administrative role?  
A: Chitipa functions as the capital of Chitipa District.

Q: How is Chitipa classified administratively and geographically?  
A: Chitipa is classified as a city and specifically as a border city, meaning it is a town or city situated on a border between larger political areas.

Q: What are Chitipa’s geographic coordinates and elevation?  
A: Recorded coordinates are −9.7019444444444, 33.27 and −9.70237, 33.26969; elevation is 1,286 metres above sea level.

Q: What official codes and identifiers exist for Chitipa?  
A: Key identifiers include UN/LOCODE MWCTP; VIAF 125505033; Freebase /m/0f1z26; GeoNames 235751; OpenWeatherMap city ID 235751; GNS Unique Feature ID −1480273; Who’s On First ID 421198535; BBC Things ID eaae3be7-a29a-419c-b14a-a05b787ff2e0; Library of Congress n81152088; National Library of Israel J9U 987007550498605171.

Q: In which languages does a Wikipedia article about Chitipa exist?  
A: The Chitipa article exists in multiple Wikipedias, including Arabic (arz), Azerbaijani (azb), Cebuano (ceb), German (de), English (en), Persian (fa), Fula (ff), Icelandic (is), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Lithuanian (lt), Dutch (nl), Nyanja (ny), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Swahili (sw), Turkish (tr), Ukrainian (uk), Chinese (zh), and Zulu (zu).

## Why It Matters
Chitipa matters because it is the administrative center of Chitipa District, giving it local governance and administrative importance within Malawi’s district structure. Its classification as a border city identifies it as a settlement with cross-border relevance, which can affect regional administration, trade logistics (as indicated by its UN/LOCODE MWCTP), and mapping or place databases. The presence of standardized global identifiers across library, geospatial, meteorological, and authority datasets (VIAF, GeoNames, OpenWeatherMap, LOC, GNS, Who’s On First, BBC Things and national library identifiers) demonstrates that Chitipa is a recognized place across international data systems—useful for geospatial research, logistics, cataloging, and multilingual information access. Its listing in many Wikipedia language editions further indicates a breadth of public and reference interest.

## Notable For
- Being the administrative capital of Chitipa District.  
- Classified explicitly as both a city and a border city.  
- Holding the UN/LOCODE MWCTP, enabling standardized trade and location referencing.  
- Presence in major international databases: GeoNames (ID 235751), OpenWeatherMap (ID 235751), VIAF (125505033), Freebase (/m/0f1z26), Library of Congress (n81152088), and others.  
- Recorded elevation of 1,286 metres, indicating a highland location relative to sea level.  
- Availability of a locator map image (Commons file MW-Chitipa.png) for cartographic reference.  
- Coverage in at least 22 Wikipedia language editions, reflecting multilingual documentation.

## Body

### Classification and Administrative Status
- Chitipa is an instance of the class "city."  
- It is also an instance of "border city," defined as a town or city on a border between larger political areas.  
- Chitipa serves as the capital of Chitipa District, making it the district’s administrative center.

### Location and Political Context
- Country: Malawi, identified as a sovereign state in Africa with an inception date of 1964-07-06.  
- Administrative district: Chitipa District.  
- The entity is explicitly recorded as "located in" Chitipa District.

### Geographic Coordinates and Elevation
- Two coordinate records are associated with Chitipa:  
  - Latitude −9.7019444444444, Longitude 33.27.  
  - Latitude −9.70237, Longitude 33.26969.  
- Elevation above sea level: 1,286 metres.

### Identifiers, Codes, and External Database Links
- UN/LOCODE: MWCTP (listed in the UNECE LOCODE registry).  
- VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) identifier: 125505033.  
- Freebase identifier: /m/0f1z26 (publication reference dated 2013-10-28).  
- GeoNames identifier: 235751.  
- OpenWeatherMap city ID: 235751 (same numeric identifier as GeoNames).  
- GNS Unique Feature ID: −1480273.  
- Who’s On First identifier: 421198535.  
- BBC Things identifier: eaae3be7-a29a-419c-b14a-a05b787ff2e0.  
- Library of Congress Authority ID: n81152088.  
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007550498605171.

### Names, Aliases, and Online Presence
- Official or recorded alias: MW-CT.  
- Wikipedia article title: "Chitipa."  
- Wikidata short description: "city in Malawi."  
- Locator map image available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MW-Chitipa.png.  
- The Chitipa subject has a sitelink_count of 22 across Wikimedia projects, indicating cross-project presence.  
- Available Wikipedia language editions include arz, azb, ceb, de, en, fa, ff, is, it, ja, lt, nl, ny, pl, ro, ru, sr, sw, tr, uk, zh, zu.

### Related Entities and Counts
- The broader class "city" is shown with a sitelink_count of 252.  
- Chitipa District has a sitelink_count of 32.  
- The country Malawi has a sitelink_count of 292.  
- These sitelink counts indicate the relative presence of related articles across Wikimedia projects.

### Data and Mapping Resources
- Chitipa appears in multiple international datasets used for mapping, cataloging, meteorology, and authority control.  
- The UN/LOCODE MWCTP supports standardized references for trade and transport systems.  
- GeoNames and OpenWeatherMap use the numeric identifier 235751, facilitating cross-referencing for geospatial and weather data.  
- Library and authority identifiers (VIAF, LOC, National Library of Israel) enable integration with bibliographic and archival systems.

### Notes on Sources
- The provided structured properties include references to datasets and registries (e.g., UNECE locode page, VIAF, GeoNames, Freebase, Library of Congress), indicating that Chitipa’s identifiers and attributes are recorded across multiple authoritative sources.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. GeoNames
4. BBC Things
5. [Source](https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/mw.htm)
6. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File