Chipoka

Place in Central Region, Malawi

Chipoka

Chipoka

Location in Malawi

Coordinates: 13°58′S 34°30′E﻿ / ﻿13.967°S 34.500°E﻿ / -13.967; 34.500
Country|  Malawi
Region| Central Region
District| Salima District
Population

(2018 Census[1])

• Total| 6,395
Climate| Aw

Chipoka is a town located in the Central Region district of Salima, in Malawi. It is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi and is the closest port to the capital city of Lilongwe. Chipoka is located on the western shore of Kasangha Bay across from Cape Maclear.

Nearby towns and villages include Chaseta (7.8 mi (12.6 km)), Ndembo (7.7 mi (12.4 km)), Kalombola (5.6 mi (9.0 km)), Lowe (5.6 mi (9.0 km)), Mazenjele (5.6 mi (9.0 km)), Chikanda (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Milala (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Mkangawi (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Mzembela (4.9 mi (7.9 km)), Pemba (4.9 mi (7.9 km)) and Kachindamoto(11.7 mi (18.8 km)).

The city has a railway station on the Sena railway, under concession of Central East African Railways.

## Demographics[edit]

Year  | Population[2][1]

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1998  | 3,986
2008  | 5,476
2018  | 6,395

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
2. ^ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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