Chipyela
in Likoma District of Northern Region, Malawi
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Likoma Island Airport (1 mi) - Dwangwa Airport (52 mi)
- Mzuzu Airport (65 mi)
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Lichinga Airport (91 mi) - Kasungu Airport (108 mi)
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Songea Airport (111 mi) - Salima Airport (117 mi)
- Chelinda Malawi Airport (123 mi)
- Chongoni Rock-Art Area (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -12.066 and 34.741 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -12° 3' 58" and E 34° 44' 27"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Kwacha - MWK
- Spoken languages:
- Nyanja
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:11 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:05 am and 5:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 19.469 and -154.833 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pualaa - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Malawi.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Malawi. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Chipyela
Chipyela in Likoma District (Northern Region) is a city in Malawi about 146 mi (or 235 km) north-east of Lilongwe, the country's capital city.
Local time in Chipyela is now 01:11 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Blantyre with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Chipyela. The closest airport in Malawi is Likoma Island Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Chongoni Rock-Art Area in a distance of 118 mi (or 189 km), South.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nkhata Bay, Mzuzu, Nkhotakota, Mzimba and Lichinga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 37% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 11% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
31°C (87 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
31°C (87 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
31°C (87 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
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Pseudotropheus crabro at Ndomo
MVI 1052
Malawi Likoma-Island Traditional-Dancing -e-
旅する鈴木489:Wifi from Neighboring Island @Malawi
Stealing connection from the neighbor island. In Africa, internet connection is hard to get for us since it is at expensive hotels or not flat rate. We have to buy a mobile phone and switch...
旅する鈴木483:Across the lake, to the Island @Malawi
Finally, we are on the way to Chizumulu Island. It was a refugee-looking small ship with the cheapest rate for 100 kwacha, which uses a rowboat to deliver passengers from the port. The lower...
旅する鈴木488:Rainy day in Chizumulu @Malawi
Washing buddies. The local people here are very nice, kind and friendly. I get to hear “thank you” more than anywhere else. Kids are all over talking to us when we go outside the motel...
Underwater at Chisumulu Island, Lake Malawi, September 2012
A short underwater film in the rocky shoreline of Chisumulu Island.
旅する鈴木493:Good bye Chizumulu @Malawi
非常にお名残惜しく、チズムル島を去る。何度も書くけれど、本当に良い島だった。将来、100万円の島を買いに、是非また来たいと思う。さて、...
Labidochromis flavigulis at Chizumulu
Labidochromis flavigulis male and two females. These were constantly on the move. Melanochromis baliodigma at the end.
旅する鈴木492:Last day in Chizumulu @Malawi
10日間ほど滞在したチズムル島。ここは良かった。正直、観光地としては見るところもあまりなく、やることも特にない島だけれど、毎日が本当に...
旅する鈴木490:$10,000 Island @Malawi
A small island on a beautiful lake for 10000 USD. With a baobab tree on a small hill. I would definitely go for it if we had the money left with us. Besides the island is already have an owner...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Likoma Island
Likoma Island is the larger of two inhabited islands in Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa), in East Africa, the smaller being the nearby Chizumulu. Likoma and Chizumulu both belong to Malawi, and together they make up the Likoma District. Although both islands lie just a few kilometres from Mozambique, and are entirely surrounded by Mozambican territorial waters, they are both exclaves of Malawi.
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