Blantyre
city in Malawi
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Summary
Blantyre is a city[1]. Blantyre draws 1,277 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #607 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Blantyre District[3]
- Country: Malawi[4]
- Head of government: Joseph Makwinja[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Official language: English[7], Chewa[8]
- Named after: Blantyre[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Hanover[10], Kaohsiung[11], Ndola[12]
- Postal code: 312200[13]
- Commons category: Blantyre[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[15]
- Inception: 1876[16]
- Official website: https://bccmw.com/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Blantyre[18]
- Population: 1,895,973[19], 732,518[20], 219,011[21], 478,155[22], 800,264[23]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Capital of: Southern Region[25], Blantyre District[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Blantyre[27]
- Category for people who died here: Q130417608[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Blantyre[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 1039 m[30], 1041 m[31]
- Area: 228,000,000 m²[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Blantyre include Blantyre District[33], a district of Malawi[34], in Malawi[35].
Why It Matters
Blantyre has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Blantyre is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Blantyre include Blantyre District[33], a district of Malawi[34], in Malawi[35].