Official Name: | Chiringa |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Malawi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Malawi showing the location of Chiringa. |
Coordinates: | -15.7756°N 35.7672°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malawi |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Phalombe District |
Elevation M: | 1700 |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Chiringa is a town in Malawi.
Chiringa is located approximately 20km (10miles), by road, east of Phalombe, where the district headquarters are located.[1] This is approximately 104km (65miles), by road, east of Blantyre, the financial capital of Malawi and the largest city in Malawi's Southern Region.[2] The geographical coordinates of Chiringa, Malawi are 15°46'32.0"S, 35°46'02.0"E (Latitude:-15.775556; Longitude:35.767222).
Chiringa lies along the Muloza–Chiringa Road (T415 Road),[3] which continues north-westwards to Migowi, about 13km (08miles) from Chiringa.[4] The Migowi–Chiringa Road is already tarmacked, as of May 2019.
There is a post office and a branch of First Discount House Bank in Chiringa. Chiringa, like many localities in the country, is water stressed. This photograph shows a power truck drilling a borehole in Chiringa, Malawi.[5]