Blantyre

Region

Blantyre, Blantyre - Limbe also, is a city in Malawi.

History and Geography

Blantyre was founded in 1895 as the first city in Central Africa. It has around 745 400 inhabitants (estimate 2013). The population increases significantly. Blantyre is the oldest modern city in Malawi and was named after the Scottish town of Blantyre, in the missionary and explorer David Livingstone was born.

Together with the sister city of Limbe Blantyre, located at 1039 meters above sea level in the Shire Highlands, is the second largest city of Malawi and the economic center of the country. Many Malawian and international companies have their registered office or its branch in Blantyre. Blantyre is the capital of the southern region ( administrative division unit ) of Malawi and has a presidential palace. Your eponymous district comprises 2012 km ² with a population of 1,094,000 ( 2013).

Infrastructure

Traffic

Blantyre has a good infrastructure for Malawi, which is only the capital Lilongwe comparable. The main roads are paved. There is a line -based buses and private minibuses transport, sanitation, and a secure supply of electricity and water. Health care is guaranteed by a central, well-equipped public hospital for Africa and supplemented by some private clinics.

Blantyre has the Chileka Airport 's second largest airport in the country, is located on a rail line that connects the central districts of Malawi with Mozambique, and is served by numerous national and international bus routes. Between the larger cities there are express bus connections.

Educational institutions

With the Politecnico (Technical University ), College of Medicine and one of the two campuses of the Kamuzu College of Nursing are three of the five colleges of the University of Malawi in Blantyre. In addition, there are several schools, including an English high school with boarding facilities. The British Council and the Institut Français are each represented by a cultural center. Halfway between Limbe and Blantyre is the National Museum.

Further companies and Architecture

Also, publishers and print media as well as the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation ( MBC) have their headquarters in Blantyre. The residential areas are either spacious villas areas or Common, one-story "Seven -meter - houses" with a tin roof and stained glass windows, which are very different in their features and quality. The Kamuzu Stadium since opening in 1964, is home to numerous national and international football matches.

Twinning

Blantyre is twinned Lower Saxony's capital of Hanover.

Personalities

• John Chilembwe (* 1871), Baptist minister and Malawian national hero, was killed in the district of Blantyre on February 3, 1915 on the run from British colonial troops.
• Cate Campbell ( * 1992), Australian swimmer

Pictures

View from Glyn Jones Road

Health Education Centre in Blantyre

Air table