Lilongwe

Summary

Lilongwe is a city^[1]. Lilongwe ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,954 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lilongwe is located in Lilongwe District^[3].
• Lilongwe is in the country of Malawi^[4].
• Lilongwe is on the body of water Lilongwe River^[5].
• Lilongwe's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Lilongwe's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Lilongwe River is named after Lilongwe^[8].
• Lilongwe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[9].
• Lilongwe's Commons category is recorded as Lilongwe^[10].
• Lilongwe's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[11].
• 1902 marks the founding of Lilongwe^[12].
• Lilongwe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -13.96692, 'lon': 33.78725}^[13].
• Lilongwe's official website is recorded as http://www.llcitycouncil.org/^[14].
• Lilongwe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lilongwe^[15].
• Lilongwe has a population of {'amount': '+781538'}^[16].
• Lilongwe has a population of {'amount': '+989318'}^[17].
• Lilongwe has a population of {'amount': '+674448'}^[18].
• Lilongwe has a population of {'amount': '+440471'}^[19].
• Lilongwe's capital of is recorded as Malawi^[20].
• Lilongwe's capital of is recorded as Central Region^[21].
• Lilongwe's capital of is recorded as Lilongwe District^[22].
• Lilongwe's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lilongwe'}^[23].
• Lilongwe's category for people born here is recorded as Q17457658^[24].
• Lilongwe's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Lilongwe^[25].
• Lilongwe's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Lilongvano'}^[26].
• Lilongwe's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'lilongwais'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lilongwe is in the country of Malawi^[4]. Lilongwe is located in Lilongwe District^[3]. Lilongwe is on the body of water Lilongwe River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Lilongwe covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+727.79'}^[28]. Lilongwe sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1050'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+781538'}^[16], {'amount': '+989318'}^[17], {'amount': '+674448'}^[18], and {'amount': '+440471'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

1902 marks the founding of Lilongwe^[12]. Lilongwe River is named after Lilongwe^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lilongwe include Lilongwe International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Malawi^[32], founded in 1977^[33].

Why It Matters

Lilongwe ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,954 views/month).^[2] Lilongwe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Lilongwe is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Lilongwe include Lilongwe International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Malawi^[32], founded in 1977^[33].