City profile · Malawi · Africa
Balaka
City population
40,950
#10
in Malawi
#5
in Southern Region
#13,679
worldwide
-14.979, 34.956 · 169 km from Lilongwe
About Balaka
Balaka is a city in Southern Region, Malawi with a population of 40,950. It is the 10th largest of the 23 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malawi, and the 13,679th largest worldwide. It lies 169 km from Lilongwe.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 9
Elevation
633 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Blantyre
Coordinates
-14.979, 34.956
Record updated
2024-01-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 23 in MalawiClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.