Ntcheu
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 50 ′ S , 34 ° 40 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Malawi | ||
| Central region | |||
| District | Ntcheu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MW-NU | ||
| surface | - | ||
| Metropolitan area | 3424 km² | ||
| Residents | 21,241 (2018) | ||
| Metropolitan area | 370,757 (2003) | ||
| density | - | ||
| Metropolitan area | 108.3 Ew. / km² | ||
Ntcheu is a city in the central region of Malawi with 21,241 inhabitants (as of 2018).
It is the capital of the district of the same name , which has an area of 3424 km² and 370,757 inhabitants (2003). Ntcheu is in the highlands of Dedza , halfway on the road from Blantyre to Lilongwe .
population
Many of the people living here are Ngoni from today's South Africa . They were expelled here as part of the Mfecane by the wars of the Zulu chief Shaka (1787–1828).
economy
As in the Dedza region, the people here make a living from growing potatoes, but also from cabbage and tomatoes. They sell this fruit on the street. The city gets its drinking water (partly?) From a valley near Chiole .