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Town in Lilongwe District, Malawi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Area 25 is a residential town west of Lilongwe District, Malawi and forms part of the Lilongwe municipality.[1][2][3] The Traditional Authority of the area is Chief Chitukula.[4]
Area 25 kwamakape, Lilongwe | |
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Coordinates: 13°59′S 33°45′E | |
Country | Malawi |
Region | Central Region, Malawi |
Municipality | Lilongwe District |
Established | 1969 |
Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 50,367 |
• Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2018) | |
• Black African | 87.0% |
• Asian | 4.0% |
• White Malawians | 3.0% |
• Mixed | 2.0% |
• Other | 5.0% |
First languages (2018) | |
• Chewa | 48.2% |
• Tumbuka | 14.5% |
• Yao | 10.5% |
• Lomwe | 8.3% |
• Sena | 8.0% |
• Tonga | 1.2% |
• Mang'anja | 2.0% |
• Ngonde | 1.0% |
• Other | 6.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 |
Institutions found in Area 25 include Area 25 Health Centre, Area 25 Secondary School and Area 25 Technical Centre. Other areas found in Lilongwe include Area 44, Area 24[5][6] and other similar areas.[7][8][9][10]
Area 25 is one of the smaller industrial nodes of Lilongwe city and although many industries are scattered around the town. Notable industries that operate from Area 25 include:
In February 2024, Lawford Palani, the District Commissioner of Lilongwe assured the residents of the area that the council of Lilongwe would resolve issues of demolishing structures that were constructed within a graveyard.[4]
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