Area 24, Lilongwe

Town in Lilongwe District, Malawi

Place in Malawi

Area 24, Lilongwe

Area 24, Lilongwe

Coordinates: 13°59′S 33°48′E﻿ / ﻿13.983°S 33.800°E﻿ / -13.983; 33.800
Country| Malawi
Region| Central Region, Malawi
Municipality| Lilongwe District
Established| 1985
Area

• Total| 10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population

(2018)

• Total| 19,900
• Density| 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2018)

• Black African| 87.0%
• Asian| 4.0%
• White Malawians| 3.0%
• Mixed| 2.0%
• Other| 4.0%
First languages (2018)

• Chewa| 50.5%
• Tumbuka| 14.5%
• Yao| 11.2%
• Lomwe| 8.3%
• Sena| 6.0%
• Tonga| 2.2%
• Mang'anja| 2.0%
• Ngonde| 1.0%
• Other| 4.3%
Time zone| UTC+2

Area 24 is a residential town East of Lilongwe City in Lilongwe District, Malawi and forms part of the Lilongwe municipality.[1][2][3] Institutions found in Area 24 include Area 24 College, Area 24 Secondary School and Area 24 Technical Centre.[4] Other neighborhoods of Area 24 include areas 22,[5] 36,[6] Biwi, and Falls.[7][8][9][10]

## Institutions

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* Crazmatic High School
* Area 24 Primary School
* Area 24 Technical Centre
* Area 24 Market
* Lilongwe International Academy
* Area 24 Secondary School
* Lilongwe Area 24 Club and Resthouse
* Waste Management Hub - Area 24, Lilongwe
* Nkhumbu Ccap Church

## Industry

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Area 24 is one of the smaller industrial nodes of Lilongwe city and although many industries are scattered around the town.[11][12] Notable industries that operate from Area 24 include:

* Lilongwe Foods
* Universal Industries

## See also

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* Lilongwe
* Luwinga
* Chibanja
* Mzuzu

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Communities of Lilongwe Municipality, Central Region

Seat: Lilongwe

North|

* Ntandire
* Kanengo

Central Region, Malawi

Areas|

| North|

* Area 25
* Area 26
* Area 27
* Area 28

|

South|

* Area 10
* Area 11
* Area 12
* Area 9

West|

Area 44

rea 43 Kanengo

Kawale

Central|

* Area 3
* Area 4
* Area 5
* Area 6

East|

* Area 14
* Area 15
* Area 16
* Area 17

South|

* Mpingu

Central|

* Lilongwe City Centre
* Capital Hill
* New City

West|

* Kanengo
* Kawale
* Mbayachamba
* Old Town
* Lumbadzi

East|

* Ngwenya

## References

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1. ^ Chikoti, Martha (2024-01-26). "Police fire teargas at Area 24 residents Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
2. ^ Mkhalipi-Manyungwa, Kondwani (2017-11-25). "Area 24 trio change plea in court Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
3. ^ Reporter, Malawi24 (2017-12-07). "Area 24 women sentenced to four years Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-03-23.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ "Area 24 Market (Lilongwe) Street Guide and Map". malawi-streets.openalfa.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
5. ^ "Lilongwe City Council clash with chiefs over allocations of market plots - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
6. ^ Kondowe, Russell (2023-02-20). "Man killed at his house in Lilongwe Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
7. ^ "Police fire teargas at Area 24 residents Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Ground News. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
8. ^ Nzangaya, Archangel (2017-12-06). "Area 24 women to be sentenced tomorrow Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
9. ^ Malenga, Bright (2017-10-25). "From Area 25 to Area 24: Malawi women still harassing each other Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
10. ^ "Lilongwe Area 24 Christmas tragedy: 3 kids drown, 2 survive - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
11. ^ "Court to pass sentence on Tuesday for Area 24 trio convicted for insulting modesty of a woman - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
12. ^ "Area 24 women appeal against jail sentence: 'Give us community service or fine' - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

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