Dowa, Malawi

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Dowa
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Dowa
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 13°40′S33°55′E / 13.667°S 33.917°E / -13.667; 33.917
CountryFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Region Central Region
District Dowa District
Population
 (2018 Census [1] )
 • Total
7,135
Time zone +2
Climate Cwb

Dowa is a town located in the Central Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Dowa District. William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, was born and raised in Dowa.

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During the 2019 Malawian general election [2] five MPs in Dowa failed to be re-elected but Halima Daud and fellow former deputy minister Abel Kayembe both won back their seats. [3]

Climate

Dowa has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for Dowa, Malawi
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Daily mean °C (°F)20.2
(68.4)		20.0
(68.0)		20.0
(68.0)		19.0
(66.2)		17.5
(63.5)		15.1
(59.2)		14.8
(58.6)		16.3
(61.3)		19.1
(66.4)		21.3
(70.3)		21.6
(70.9)		20.7
(69.3)		18.8
(65.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)245
(9.6)		200
(7.9)		156
(6.1)		36
(1.4)		7
(0.3)		2
(0.1)		1
(0.0)		1
(0.0)		0
(0)		7
(0.3)		59
(2.3)		186
(7.3)		900
(35.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

Demographics

YearPopulation [5] [1]
19772,067
19984,493
20084,765
20187,135

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References

  1. 1 2 "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Chauwa, Alfred (2015-07-27). "Malawi: MCP Boost! Chakwera Welcomes Back Gwengwe, Kayembe, Zulu, Kalazi Mbewe". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Halima Daud, Kayembe return to Parliament as 5 ex-MPs in Dowa purged - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ↑ "Climate:Dowa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ↑ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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