Around Lilongwe City - Travel Malawi Guide Feb 2017

Lilongwe is Malawi’s Capital City, named after the great Lilongwe River that flows into Lake Malawi. It is an exceptionally green city with trees and patches of grassland covering a great deal of the city.

For centuries Lilongwe was a small fishing village on the banks of the River Lilongwe. It is at the centre of the country near the borders of Mozambique and Zambia and was used as an administrative centre by Colonial Britain.

The city is divided into New and Old. The Old Town to the South is based around the centuries old fishing village while New Town or Capital City grew up after President Banda moved the capital here from Zomba. New Town is where the government ministries, offices, Lilongwe accommodation and embassies are,and the Old Town is full of cafes, restaurants, bus stations and markets.

In the city centre there are lots of banks and Capital Hill where there are over a dozen government ministries.

The wet season in Lilongwe is from December to March and the average temperatures are in the 20s sometimes reaching into the 30s. From April to September daily temperatures can drop into the teens and nights can be into single numbers during these months.

Tobacco is the most important cash crop in Malawi, and the capital is the processing, selling and buying center of the industry. To catch a glimpse at the country's economic heart, visit the tobacco auction floors.

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