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Karonga
Northern Region, Malawi · Africa
About Karonga
Karonga sits on the route: 45 minutes from Kyela.
Karonga is in Northern Region, Malawi, with about 69,000 people. The nearest town is Kyela, about 40 km away.
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Karonga is in Northern Region, Malawi, about 40 km from Kyela.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 69,486
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Malawi
- Region
- Northern Region
- Timezone
- Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates
- -9.9333, 33.9333
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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