Mangochi
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 28 ′ S , 35 ° 16 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Malawi | ||
| Southern region | |||
| District | Mangochi | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MW-MG | ||
| height | 480 m | ||
| surface | - | ||
| Metropolitan area | 6273 km² | ||
| Residents | 53,498 (2018) | ||
| Metropolitan area | 610.239 | ||
| density | - | ||
| Metropolitan area | 97.3 Ew. / km² | ||
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Mangochi , also Mangoche , is a city in Malawi with 53,498 inhabitants (2018 census) on the Shire River. It is located at an altitude of 480 meters in the hills between Lake Malawi in the north and Lake Malombesee in the south. The asphalt road leads through Mangochi to Cuamba and Nacala in Mozambique . Mangochi is the capital of the district of the same name , which has an area of 6273 km² and a population of 610,239 (as of 2003).
Mangochi is now considered the center and starting point of tourism on Lake Malawi, which constantly brings money and jobs to the city. There is a 900 meter long runway, primary and secondary schools, a hospital, a weekly market, hotels, supermarkets, shops, banks, a “Chinese disco” and a connection to the power grid. Nevertheless, Mangochi is considered to be rather calm. There is a “resthouse” in the Mangochi Forest Reserve and holiday cabins on the eastern shore of the lake. Furthermore, in the district directly on the lake are the places Monkey Bay and Cape MacLear as well as numerous other hostels. Between these hotel complexes for international tourism stand countless “huts” belonging to the wealthy classes from Blantyre and Zomba .
Mangochi has established itself thanks to its location on the lake and road as a trading center for agricultural products from the wider area and has shipbuilding facilities. Fishing is an essential industry. The area directly around the city is flat. It is used to grow tropical fruits such as avocado, papaya, mango, cashew nuts and bananas. In between there are corn fields. This changes in the west and in the east in the mountains, which immediately rise to over 1000 m. Some of them are impassable and sterile. Development aid projects can only be found there. In line with the needs of Mangochi, they tend to focus on growing vegetables.
The town of Mangochi - founded by the British around 1890 as Fort Johnston - is home to the Lake Malawi Museum. It is mainly dedicated to the culture of the Yao , the dominant tribe here, who immigrated from Mozambique at the beginning of the 19th century and worked as a slave hunter in the service of the Portuguese, so that Mangochi was a prisoner gathering place for a short time.
Mangochi is the seat of the Mangochi diocese .
Web links
- Tourism centers Mangochidistrikt (English)