Official Name: | Chipoka |
Pushpin Map: | Malawi |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Malawi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Malawi |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Salima District |
Population As Of: | 2018 Census[1] |
Population Total: | 6,395 |
Coordinates: | -13.9667°N 64°W |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 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 (7.8miles), Ndembo (7.7miles), Kalombola (5.6miles), Lowe (5.6miles), Mazenjele (5.6miles), Chikanda (4.9miles), Milala (4.9miles), Mkangawi (4.9miles), Mzembela (4.9miles), Pemba (4.9miles) and Kachindamoto(11.7miles).
The city has a railway station on the Sena railway, under concession of Central East African Railways.
Year | Population[2] [3] | |
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1998 | 3,986 | |
2008 | 5,476 | |
2018 | 6,395 |