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Blantyre, Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi


Alternative Names:BLZ, Blantair, Blantairas, Blantajer, Blantajr, Blantajur, Blantire, Blantyre, Blantyre-Limbe, Gorad Blantajr, Kapeni, beullaentaieo, blamtayara, blantayr, blantayr malawy, blantyyr, blntyyr, bu lan tai er, burantaiya, Μπλαντάιρ, Блантайр, Блантайър, Блантајер, Горад Блантайр, בלנטייר, بلانتاير, بلانتایر، مالاوی, بلانتیئر, ब्लँटायर, ブランタイヤ, 布兰太尔, 블랜타이어
Type:Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat.org Region:Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi
Region:Blantyre District, Southern Region, Malawi
Latitude:15° 47' 5" S
Longitude:35° 0' 30" E
Lat/Long (dec):-15.78499,35.00854
Köppen climate type:Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Population:584,877 (2014)
Mindat Feature ID:931755
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:931755:0
GUID:8b3df06c-8bfc-49cc-9637-43b713c5687c
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Feremu, Mwanza, Southern Region, Malawi15° 43' 59" S34° 38' 59" E38.8km (24.1 miles)
Nsengwa Hill, Neno, Southern Region, Malawi15° 25' 0" S34° 43' 0" E51.5km (32.0 miles)
Kanono Dike, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi15° 19' 0" S34° 57' 0" E52.5km (32.6 miles)
Manondo-Choma gold prospect, Kirk Range, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi15° 18' 23" S34° 50' 34" E56.1km (34.9 miles)
Kapiri deposit, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi15° 16' 59" S34° 55' 0" E56.6km (35.2 miles)
Palula Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi15° 16' 0" S34° 55' 0" E58.5km (36.3 miles)
Chimbiri Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi15° 46' 59" S35° 34' 0" E59.7km (37.1 miles)
Tambani Intrusion, Mwanza, Southern Region, Malawi15° 43' 0" S34° 27' 0" E60.3km (37.4 miles)
Namangali Hill, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi15° 49' 0" S35° 34' 59" E61.6km (38.3 miles)
Thambani U-REE prospects (Chikoleka; Little Ngona), Thambani Mountains, Mwanza, Southern Region, Malawi15° 41' 27" S34° 25' 58" E62.5km (38.8 miles)
Thambani Mountains, Mwanza, Southern Region, Malawi15° 40' 0" S34° 26' 0" E63.0km (39.1 miles)
Mulanje Mountain bauxite mine, Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi16° 0' 9" S35° 33' 43" E63.9km (39.7 miles)
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi15° 16' 18" S35° 18' 5" E65.1km (40.5 miles)
Machemba Mountain, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi15° 43' 0" S35° 38' 59" E69.1km (42.9 miles)
Mpyupyu Hill, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi15° 24' 0" S35° 31' 0" E69.2km (43.0 miles)
Mulanje Massif (Mlange Massif), Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi15° 56' 59" S35° 37' 59" E69.3km (43.1 miles)
Mlanje Massif, Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi15° 56' 59" S35° 37' 59" E69.3km (43.1 miles)
Utale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi15° 10' 0" S35° 7' 59" E70.0km (43.5 miles)
Bangala Hill Dike, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi15° 40' 0" S35° 40' 0" E71.7km (44.5 miles)
Chinduzi Intrusion, Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi15° 10' 0" S35° 13' 0" E72.3km (44.9 miles)
Michese Intrusion, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi15° 48' 0" S35° 42' 0" E74.0km (46.0 miles)
Kangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi15° 7' 30" S34° 54' 33" E74.2km (46.1 miles)
Machinga, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi15° 10' 39" S35° 17' 57" E74.4km (46.2 miles)
Machinga Deposit, Machinga, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi15° 10' 36" S35° 19' 40" E75.8km (47.1 miles)
Ngabu, Chikwawa, Southern Region, Malawi16° 27' 31" S34° 53' 11" E76.1km (47.3 miles)
Nailuwa Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi15° 4' 59" S35° 4' 0" E78.3km (48.6 miles)
Salambidwe Intrusion, Chikwawa, Southern Region, Malawi15° 54' 27" S34° 15' 32" E81.3km (50.5 miles)
Nkalonje Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi15° 35' 59" S35° 45' 0" E82.0km (50.9 miles)
Monte Salambidua, Moatize District, Tete Province, Mozambique15° 55' 0" S34° 15' 0" E82.4km (51.2 miles)
Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi15° 7' 59" S35° 22' 59" E82.8km (51.5 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
MalawiCountry
Southern Region, MalawiRegion
Blantyre, Southern Region, MalawiDistrict
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Malawi, Blantyre, Blantyre City135.2.4.0.0.0
Malawi, Blantyre, Blantyre City, n.a. (2465)135.2.4.94.0.0
 
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