Limbe, Malawi

Limbe
Neighborhood
Limbe Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 15°49′0″S35°3′0″E / 15.81667°S 35.05000°E / -15.81667; 35.05000
Country	Malawi
Region	Southern Region
District	Blantyre District
Time zone	+2
Climate	Cwa

Limbe is a neighborhood located in the city of Blantyre, in Malawi. It is the operational headquarters and workshop for Malawi Railways.

Overview

Limbe is 11 kilometres (7 miles) east of center of Blantyre and was founded in 1909. Blantyre merged with Limbe in 1956. ^[1]

Economy

The first branch of the Commercial Bank of Malawi was opened in Limbe on 11 April 1970. ^[2] Limbe is home to Malawi Pharmacies Limited ^[3] and Illovo Sugar Malawi. Limbe is the site to many of the industries in Blantyre District. Limbe is known for Indian (East Asian) traders but there has also been an influx of Chinese owned businesses growing in the area. ^[4]

Culture

Limbe has a strong Asian Malawian culture and Yao culture. The town is home to a transport museum. ^[5]

Sports

Limbe is also the headquarter of Hockey Association of Malawi (HAM).

See also

• Chiwembe
• Railway stations in Malawi

References

1. "Limbe". Encyclopædia Britannica . 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
2. Standard Bank Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved on July 1, 2008
3. "Mutharika Agenda Frustrated". AllAfrica . 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
5. Lusaka, Mwayi (4 Jan 2023). "Curating the nation: Collections, ethnographic representations and heritage production at Museum of Malawi". Cogent Arts & Humanities. 10. doi: 10.1080/23311983.2022.2160577 . S2CID   255631526 . Retrieved 26 January 2023.