Nayuchi is a town located in
Machinga District
Machinga is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Machinga. The district covers an area of 3,771 km.² and has a population of 369,614.
Demographics
At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the ...
in
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 ...
. Serving as a border post for road and rail control between Malawi and
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
.
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Japan International Cooperation Agency. 2015.
The Mozambican town of
Entre-Lagos is conurbed with Nayuchi.
Transport
The town has a railway station on the
Nacala railway
Nacala railway, also known as Northern Corridor railway and Nacala Corridor railway, is a railway line that operates in northern Mozambique on a lineGarcia, Ana.; Kato, Karina.Politicas Públicas e Interesses Privadas: uma análise a partir do Cor ...
, under concession of
Central East African Railways. The town of Nayuchi has one of the most important railway stations on the Nacala railway, linking
Nkaya Nkaya, also known as Nacaia, is a town in Malawi, located in the district of Balaka and in the Southern Region of the country.
Its economy is predominantly agricultural, but it has an important logistics sector, as it serves as the junction point ...
and
Liwonde (west) to
Nampula
Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique. With a population of 743,125 (2017 census), it is the third-largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Matola. The city is located in the interior of Nampula Province, approx ...
and
Port of Nacala
The Port of Nacala, also called the Nacala port complex, is a Mozambican port located in the cities of Nacala and Nacala-a-Velha. Is the deepest port in Southern Africa. The natural deep harbour serves landlocked Malawi with a railway.
The in ...
(east).
Notable people
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Esther Jolobala
Esther Jolobala is a Malawian politician who has served in the Parliament of Malawi since 2014, representing the Machinga East constituency as a member of the United Democratic Front.
Political career
Esther Jolobala was born in the town of ...
, politician
References
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Populated places in Southern Region, Malawi