Chitipa is the capital of Chitipa District, Malawi and the birthplace of Malawian lawyer, politician, and philanthropist James Nyondo. It is also known as Fort Hill. It is very near Malawi's tri-point border with Zambia and Tanzania.
Chitipa | |
|---|---|
  Chitipa Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 9°42′07″S 33°16′12″E / 9.70194°S 33.27000°E | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Region | Northern Region |
| District | Chitipa District |
| Population (2018 Census[1]) | |
• Total | 17,743 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| Climate | Aw |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Chitipa (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 204.8 (8.06) |
216.0 (8.50) |
192.0 (7.56) |
56.6 (2.23) |
7.5 (0.30) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (0.03) |
6.0 (0.24) |
78.8 (3.10) |
224.0 (8.82) |
987.8 (38.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 107 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 79 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.6 | 137.2 | 173.6 | 213.0 | 260.4 | 282.0 | 300.7 | 310.0 | 297.0 | 291.4 | 234.0 | 167.4 | 2,809.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Population[3][1] |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 4,925 |
| 1998 | 7,636 |
| 2008 | 14,753 |
| 2018 | 17,743 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Chitipa Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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