Nkhoma is a hill in the
Lilongwe District
Lilongwe is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Lilongwe.
The district covers an area of and has a population of 1,346,360. Lilongwe was officially declared a township in 1947. Life President Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Band ...
of
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 northeast ...
. South African missionaries established a mission in 1889 and named the mission after the hill.
[Brown WL]
The development in self-understanding of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod as Church during the first forty years of autonomy: an ecclesiological study.
University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
Nowadays, Nkhoma still hosts the
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian - Nkhoma Synod and several affiliated institutions:
* Nkhoma Institute for Continued Theological Training (also known as Josophat Mwale Theological Institute)
* Nkhoma Hospital
* Nkhoma College of Nursing
Nkhoma is also a surname common among the Chewa and Tumbuka people. All those that have this last name can trace their ancestors' migration route through the Dedza area in the 17th century. The name is common in the Eastern province of
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
especially in Chipata and Lundazi.
Sources
External links
Nkhoma CCAPNkhoma Hospital
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Populated places in Central Region, Malawi
Nkhoma University