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Mulanje Mission Hospital
Mulanje, formerly called Mlanje, is a town in the Southern Region of Malawi, close to the border with Mozambique, to the east. It is near the Mulanje Massif. Location The town of Mulanje lies along the M-2 highway from Thyolo to the west to the Mozambican border to the east. It is approximately , by road, south-east of Blantyre, the commercial and financial capital of Malawi. This is approximately , by road, southeast of Lilongwe, the largest city in Malawi and the country's capital. The geographical coordinates of the town of Mulanje are: 16°01'33.0"S, 35°30'29.0"E (Latitude:-16.025833; Longitude:35.508056). Overview Mulanje is a tourist attraction and serves as a staging base for climbers who want to scale Mount Mulanje or those who want to explore the countryside at its base. Residential and camping accommodation is available. Mulanje is also the headquarters of the conservation group, the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust. The small town of Mulanje is the center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Malawi ...
Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts. The regions of Malawi are: * Northern ::Population: 2,289,780 (2018 census) ::Area: ::Capital: Mzuzu * Central - :: Population: 7,523,340 (2018 census) ::Area: ::Capital: Lilongwe * Southern ::Population: 7,750,629 (2018 census) ::Area: ::Capital: Blantyre. See also *Districts of Malawi * ISO 3166-2:MW {{Regions and districts of Malawi Subdivisions of Malawi Malawi, Regions Malawi 0 Regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Mulanje
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England * Mounts, Indiana, a community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States People * Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician Computing and software * Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems Displays and equipment * Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** To p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widdringtonia Whytei
''Widdringtonia whytei'', the Mulanje cedar or Mulanje cypress, is a species of conifer native to Malawi, where it is endemic to the Mulanje Massif at altitudes of 1,830–2,550 m. It has become endangered as a result of over-harvesting for its wood, and an increase in the frequency of wildfires due to human activity.Farjon, A. (2005). ''Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pauw, C. A. & Linder, H. P. 1997. Widdringtonia systematics, ecology and conservation status. ''Bot. J. Linn. Soc.'' 123: 297-319. Description It is a large evergreen tree growing to 40–50 m tall. The leaves are scale-like, 1.5–3.5 mm long and 1–1.5 mm broad on small shoots, up to 10 mm long on strong-growing shoots, and arranged in opposite decussate pairs. The cones are globose, 1.5–2.2 cm long, with four scales. Distribution The species '' Widdringtonia nodiflora'' is common in South Africa and Zimbabwe in its dwarf form which has little mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Gratus
''Encephalartos gratus'' is a species of cycad that is native to Malawi and Mozambique. Description The trunks are solitary, are spherical or up to 1.2 meters high and 60 cm wide. The cataphylls are triangular, gradually tapered, 8 to 12 cm long, 3 to 4 cm wide at the base and usually hairy on the underside. The numerous leaves are arched, oblanceolate or lineal, 0.9 to 1.8 m long and 34 to 44 cm wide; they are flat with a rounded tip and abruptly narrowing base. The petiole is 10 to 12 cm long, has a swollen base and is densely brown hairy. The rhachis is slightly conical, smooth or slightly ridged. The leaflets are in 30 to 70 pairs; they do not overlap, are dull green, pliable, straight or bent forward. The basal leaflets are reduced to thorns. The middle leaflets are lanceolate, 18 to 26 cm long and 23 to 35 mm wide; the upper margin has two to seven spines, the lower margin no or up to six spiny teeth. The female cones are single or up to ten. They are cylindrical to approxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), two of five international organizations owned by the World Bank Group. It was established along with the International Monetary Fund at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference. After a slow start, its first loan was to France in 1947. In the 1970s, it focused on loans to developing world countries, shifting away from that mission in the 1980s. For the last 30 years, it has included NGOs and environmental groups in its loan portfolio. Its loan strategy is influenced by the Sustainable Development Goals as well as environmental and social safeguards. , the World Bank is run by a president and 25 executive directors, as well as 29 various vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBS Bank
NBS Bank Limited, commonly referred to as NBS Bank, is a commercial bank in Malawi. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, central bank and national banking regulator. Location The head office and man branch of NBS Bank are located in NBS House, at the corner of Chipembere Highway and Johnstone Road, in the city of Blantyre, the financial capital of Malawi. This location is often referred to as ''Ginnery Corner'', in the neighborhood known as ''Chichiri, Blantyre''. The geographical coordinates of this bank's headquarters are: 15°48'02.0"S, 35°01'20.0"E (Latitude:-15.800556; Longitude:35.022222). Overview NBS Bank is a midsized retail bank in Malawi. , the bank's asset base was valued at MWK:123.1 billion (US$170 million), with shareholders' equity of MWK:11.5 billion (approximately US$16 million). History In 1964, ''Central Africa Building Society'', ''Commonwealth Century Building Society'' and ''First Permanent Building Society'' merged to for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Bank Of Malawi
National Bank of Malawi (NBM), is a commercial bank in Malawi. The bank is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main office of the National Bank of Malawi are located in Business Centre & Office Complex, at 7 Henderson Street, in the city of Blantyre, the largest city and financial capital of Malawi. The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of this bank are: 15°47'15.0"S, 35°00'13.0"E (Latitude:-15.787500; Longitude:35.003611). Overview NBM is a large financial services institution, serving the banking needs of the people and businesses in Malawi. , the bank's total assets were valued at MWK:417.33 billion (approximately US$579 million), with shareholders' equity of MWK:88.4 billion (approximately US$123 million). National Bank of Malawi maintains four subsidiary companies, two of which are wholly owned: # NBM Capital Markets Limited - 100% shareholding # NBM P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasa Times
''Nyasa Times'' is an online newspaper providing Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...an news, founded by Edgar Chibaka, who remains its Managing Editor, assisted by Thom Chiumia. It began reporting in late 2006. According to its own website, it received "over 8 million hits per month" in 2010. The publication has on numerous occasion been at loggerheads with the Bingu wa Mutharika government. Mutharika accused former president Bakili Muluzi of bankrolling the online media outfit to publish false stories to tarnish the image of the government. Muluzi denied the accusations. References {{news-website-stub Newspapers published in Malawi 2006 establishments in Malawi Publications established in 2006 African news websites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruo–Ndiza Hydroelectric Power Station
The Ruo–Ndiza Hydroelectric Power Station is an operational hydroelectric power plant in southeastern Malawi, at the border with Mozambique. Location The power station is located across the confluence of the Ruo River and its tributary, the ''Ndiza River'', in Mulanje District, in the Southern Region of Malawi, at the international border with the Republic of Mozambique. The location is within the ''Lujeri Tea Estate'', approximately , by road, southeast of Blantyre, the commercial and financial capital of Malawi. Overview In March 2018, Malawi's installed electricity-generating capacity was , With peak demand of 350 megawatts and growing at about 6 percent annually, the Malawian grid has very little flexibility. This has exposed the country to severe, recurrent load-shedding. Mulanje Renewable Energy Plc (also Mulanje Hydro Limited), a private energy-generating company, domiciled in Malawi, contracted ''Gilkes'', a British electric turbine manufacturer to build this p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust
The Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT) is a conservation trust in Malawi. The trust focuses on the Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve. The Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust was established in 2000 as a non-governmental organization and became a conservation trust fund in 2005. The trust is based in Mulanje of Southern Region, Malawi. The trust is funded by the World Bank through the Global Environment Facility. The trust was partnered with the United States Agency for International Development The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 b .... References {{malawi-stub Nature conservation in Malawi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilongwe
Lilongwe (, , ) is the capital and most populated city of the African country of Malawi. It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census, up from a population of 674,448 in 2008. In 2020 that figure was 1,122,000. The city is located in the central region of Malawi, in the district of the same name, near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia, and it is an important economic and transportation hub for central Malawi. It is named after the Lilongwe River. History Lilongwe was first set up as a boma by the local leader Njewa in 1902. It became an administrative center in 1904. In the 1920s, its location at the junction of several major roadways increased its importance as an agricultural market centre for the fertile Central Region Plateau.Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2013, p. 156 As a trading post, Lilongwe was officially recognised as a town in 1947. After gaining independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
