Mwami is a town in the Eastern Province of

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. The town lies at the international border with

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, adjacent to the Malawian city of

Mchinji Mchinji is a town and the capital of the Mchinji District in the Central Region, Malawi, Central Region of Malawi. Mchinji Boma, located from the Zambian border and from the national capital, Lilongwe, is the major hub of government and genera ...

Location

The town lies at the eastern end of the

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Chipata District Chipata District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Chipata. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 327,059 people.

, Eastern Province, at the border with Malawi. Mwami is located approximately southeast of the district and provincial capital at

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. It is located approximately , east-north-east of

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, the capital city of Zambia. This is approximately , by road west-north-west of

Lilongwe Lilongwe (, ,) is the capital and largest city 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, i ...

, Malawi's capital city. The geographical coordinates of Mwami, Zambia are:13°48'30.0"S, 32°45'19.0"E (Latitude:-13.808333; Longitude:32.755278). Mwami sits at an average elevation of above

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Overview

Due to the proximity of Mwami, Zambia with Lilongwe, Malawi, most of the imports and exports handled at this border post are either destined or coming from the Mozambican port of

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, on the

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coast. The majority of imports are destined to

and neighboring districts.

Population

The population of Mwami was estimated at 1,760 in 2015, of whom 1,560 were residents and 200 were transients. By 2023, the town's total population, including transients, is expected to have increased to 2,266, as illustrated in the table below.

Water supply

A study carried out in 2015, observed that the town lacked a public piped water supply system and a public sewerage system. In addition, there were no public toilets in the town. The study determined that it would cost £300,735 to establish a public piped water and sewerage system in Mwami, Zambia.

One stop border crossing

The Malawi Revenue Authority indicated in May 2020, that the one-stop-border post (OSP), under construction at Mchinji would be completed by December 2020. The OSP will benefit Mwami, Zambia and Mchinji, Malawi crossings. It was built with US$5.8 million, borrowed from the

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Health

Mwami is the location of Mwami Adventist Hospital, a 210-bed general hospital with an attached 50-bed extended care facility, owned and administered by the

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References

External links

"Mwami Border Construction Works Impress Govt"
As of 18 December 2019. {{Authority control Chipata District Populated places in Eastern Province, Zambia Malawi–Zambia border crossings