Zomba

E646487

Zomba is a historic city in southern Malawi that served as the country’s former capital and remains an important administrative and educational center.

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Label Occurrences
Zomba canonical 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionOf Malawi NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
country Malawi NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 900–1000 metres above sea level
formerCapitalOf Malawi NERFINISHED
Nyasaland NERFINISHED
governedBy Zomba City Council NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity education sector
public administration
small-scale commerce
hasFeature government offices
historic streets and avenues
university campus
hasGeographicalFeature Zomba Plateau NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentFunction local government
regional administration
hasHealthcareFacility hospitals and clinics
hasInstitution Chancellor College NERFINISHED
University of Malawi (constituent colleges) NERFINISHED
hasMunicipalStatus true
hasNearbyProtectedArea Zomba Plateau forest reserve NERFINISHED
hasNearbyRiver Shire River (regional vicinity)
hasNearbyTown Blantyre NERFINISHED
Liwonde NERFINISHED
hasPostalFunction regional postal services
hasReligiousInstitutions Christian churches
mosques
hasTransport road transport network
isAdministrativeCentre true
isEducationalCentre true
isHistoricCity true
isKnownFor colonial-era architecture
educational institutions
historic government buildings
scenic plateau views
languageSpoken Chichewa NERFINISHED
English
locatedIn Southern Region, Malawi NERFINISHED
locatedNear Zomba Plateau NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf Zomba District NERFINISHED
region southern Malawi NERFINISHED
roadConnection connected to Blantyre
connected to Liwonde
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2
wasCapitalDuring colonial period of Nyasaland
wasCapitalUntil Lilongwe became capital of Malawi

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