Zomba (Malawi)

Zomba is the fourth largest city of Malawi with an estimated population of 100,000 in 2005.

Zomba is located in the Shire Highlands at the foot of lying 2000 meters above sea level Zomba Plateau. Zomba is capital of the district, which has an area of 2580 km ² and a population of 546 661.

The city was founded in the mid-1880s by European landowners and came under British protectorate in 1891, from 1907, the British colony of Nyasaland emerged, whose headquarters was Zomba. With the independence of Malawi Zomba in 1964 became the capital of independent presidential republic. 1975 Zomba lost the capital status to Lilongwe, but remained until 1994 parliamentary seat and still has state institutions such as the National Statistical Office and a State House ( Presidential Palace ), as well as Lilongwe and Blantyre.

In addition, Zomba is the headquarters of the University of Malawi and the Chancellor College, the largest of the five colleges of the University of Malawi, who are spread across the country. This does not include the University of Mzuzu, which is independent.

Zomba is the seat of the Diocese of Zomba.

On the plateau up to 1800 mm of precipitation per year may fall. The area is year-round reliable and sufficiently irrigated from the plateau ago, making it a densely populated and prosperous region. The wide- scale reforestation of the plateau above the town with a Mexican pine species can be in the city a wood processing arise.

• Location in Malawi
• Southern Region (Malawi )
• Former capital (Africa)
• Place in Africa