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Nkhotakota, Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi


Alternative Names:Kota Kota, Nkhotakota, en ke ta ke ta, eunkotakota, nkhwtakwta, نخوتاکوتا, 恩科塔科塔, 은코타코타
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi
Region:Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi
Latitude:12° 55' 38" S
Longitude:34° 17' 46" E
Lat/Long (dec):-12.92744,34.29614
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Population:24,865 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:924705
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:924705:5
GUID:064e0758-77e3-4625-9142-9344ba43e484
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi13° 1' 0" S34° 12' 0" E14.4km (8.9 miles)
Naliwona Hill, Ntchisi, Central Region, Malawi13° 22' 59" S33° 49' 59" E71.3km (44.3 miles)
Chale Hill, Ntchisi, Central Region, Malawi13° 22' 59" S33° 49' 59" E71.3km (44.3 miles)
Kongwe Occurrence, Dowa, Central Region, Malawi13° 34' 59" S33° 55' 0" E83.7km (52.0 miles)
Meponda occurrence, Chimbonila District, Niassa Province, Mozambique13° 26' 59" S34° 53' 59" E87.5km (54.3 miles)
Ngara Hill Occurrence, Dowa, Central Region, Malawi13° 18' 0" S33° 34' 59" E87.6km (54.4 miles)
Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi13° 0' 0" S33° 28' 59" E88.4km (55.0 miles)
Chipala Intrusion, Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi12° 58' 59" S33° 28' 0" E90.1km (56.0 miles)
Kasungu Intrusion, Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi13° 3' 0" S33° 27' 0" E92.7km (57.6 miles)
Champirar Dome, Mzimba, Northern Region, Malawi12° 19' 59" S33° 37' 59" E97.7km (60.7 miles)
Nepheline gneiss occurrence, Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique12° 25' 59" S35° 7' 0" E104.6km (65.0 miles)
Chikangawa Intrusion, Nkhata Bay, Northern Region, Malawi11° 52' 0" S33° 47' 59" E129.7km (80.6 miles)
Upper Bua Area, Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi13° 40' 30" S33° 20' 7" E133.1km (82.7 miles)
Cape Maclear, Mangochi, Southern Region, Malawi14° 0' 57" S34° 51' 18" E135.3km (84.1 miles)
Tigone Basic School, Lundazi District, Eastern Province, Zambia12° 15' 2" S33° 10' 50" E142.5km (88.6 miles)
Chimwala, Chipangali District, Eastern Province, Zambia13° 10' 0" S32° 47' 59" E164.2km (102.1 miles)
Kachebere Hills, Mchinji, Central Region, Malawi13° 46' 59" S32° 47' 59" E187.8km (116.7 miles)
Sangu garnet deposit, Muchinga Province, Zambia11° 51' 48" S32° 55' 28" E190.2km (118.2 miles)
Nepheline Occurrence, Mandimba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique14° 13' 59" S35° 31' 0" E196.2km (121.9 miles)
Ncheu outcrops, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi14° 43' 0" S34° 37' 0" E201.9km (125.5 miles)
Canary, Lumezi District, Eastern Province, Zambia12° 14' 15" S32° 32' 3" E206.0km (128.0 miles)
Chimwadzulu Hill, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi14° 48' 42" S34° 37' 46" E212.6km (132.1 miles)
Luicuisse Occurrence, Mavago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique12° 22' 59" S36° 10' 59" E213.5km (132.7 miles)
Lake Malombe Vents, Mangochi, Southern Region, Malawi14° 40' 0" S35° 8' 59" E214.2km (133.1 miles)
Rumphi Igneous Complex, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi10° 58' 59" S34° 4' 0" E217.6km (135.2 miles)
Njakwa Intrusion, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi11° 0' 0" S33° 55' 0" E218.3km (135.6 miles)
Telelele Hill Intrusion, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi10° 58' 0" S33° 47' 59" E224.6km (139.6 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
Malawi Rift basin, African PlateBasin
MalawiCountry
Central Region, MalawiRegion
Nkhotakota, Central Region, MalawiDistrict
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Malawi, Nkhotakota, Nkhotakota Boma135.20.173.0.0.0
Malawi, Nkhotakota, Nkhotakota Boma, n.a. (442)135.20.173.2207.0.0
 
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