Malembo, Lilongwe
Malembo | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Malembo Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 14°13′S 34°03′E / 14.22°S 34.05°E | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Region | Northern Region |
| District | Mzimba District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
Malembo is a village in Malawi's Lilongwe District in the central region. It is 56 km from Lilongwe and part of the Lilongwe Chilobwe Constituency.
Description
[edit]In the 2020 election, voters had queued and washed their hands with soap and water here like many during the COVID-19 pandemic. The polling station was outside the primary school, but there were few masks. This was a repeat as the previous election had been overturned by the courts.[1] Malembo is part of the Lilongwe Chilobwe Constituency.
Malembo is in Malawi's central region. It is 56 km north-east of the capital, Lilongwe.[2]
During the 2025 election in September 2025, the President of Malawi and his wife voted here. The polling station was again outside the primary school. Chakwera was a candidate for a second term.[3] The election of the MP was already settled as the MCP candidate, Lawrence Chakakala Chaziya, was unopposed.[4]
Notable people
[edit]President Chakwera was born here in 1956 although his birthplace is sometimes given as Lilongwe[5] which is the closest city.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vote counting under way in Malawi's presidential election rerun". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Malawi election 2025: Voters await results in presidential poll dominated by economic woes". BBC News. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ LN24 (16 September 2025). "President Lazarus Chakwera Casts His Vote in Malembo as Malawi Decides Its Future". LN24. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Chavula, James (20 August 2025). "MP who won unopposed". Nation Online. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Lazarus Chakwera sworn in as Malawi president after historic win". BBC News. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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