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clinics and 2 dispensaries. In its efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the
Society for Women Against AIDS in Malawi (SWAM) implemented a two-year project in Nkhotakota. Nkhotakota is also a regional hub for the – a UK-based medical charity, whose rural outreach services provide the region's villages with basic medical care including anti-retrovirals, anti-malarial treatment and infectious disease management.
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junction. Sungu Island (made of sand and rocks) is another fascinating place to visit in
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Nkhotakota is the Mawira hot springs, an area of about 3km of hot water that continuously gushes from the ground since time immemorial. Mawira hot springs is situated at the central area of the district, 5 km + – from the Ntchisi/Kasungu road
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Discount House FDH Bank and NBS Bank are closely located at the central point of the town, on the junction of Salima/Lilongwe and Ntchisi/Kasungu. While Standard Bank (a branch of Standard Bank South Africa) is situated 50 km away at Illovo sugar company's premises in
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Nkhotakota during the 1960s, this one ironically known as the Livingstone Tree. This town was hit by the 2001 floods, and was the worst hit area of Malawi's Central region. Today, Nkhotakota is the largest traditional African town in Malawi and bears a strong
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Nkhotakota Bay, formed by a
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235:See also:
209:Nkhotakota
162:Population
87:34°18′00″E
84:12°55′00″S
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25:Nkhotakota
1362:AllAfrica
1334:AllAfrica
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1131:AllAfrica
983:Transport
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254:Geography
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186:Time zone
154:Elevation
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799:2,978.6
709:Average
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285:Wildlife
279:Blantyre
275:Lilongwe
179:Chichewa
143:District
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957:Medical
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321:Climate
304:Economy
271:sandbar
231:History
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112:Country
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334:Month
221:Malawi
170:28,350
131:Region
124:Malawi
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1271:ISBN
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