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Blantyre

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Blantyre

Chief industrial and commercial centre of Malawi, in the Shire highlands in the south of the country at the foot of Mchiru Mountain; population (1998 est) 502,100. The largest city in Malawi, it produces tea, coffee, rubber, tobacco, textiles, and wood products.

The city originated in 1876 as a mission station operated by the Church of Scotland and was named after the explorer David Livingstone's birthplace in Scotland. Modern Blantyre was formed in 1956 by the union of the towns of Blantyre and the railway centre of and Limbe (8 km/5 mi away). It achieved city status in 1966.

Blantyre has a major railway station at Limbe through which Malawi's tobacco exports are shipped to Beira, Mozambique. It also has Malawi's biggest tobacco auction. The High Court of Malawi and the University of Malawi (1964) are in Blantyre. Its airport is at Chileka, 19 km/12 mi away.



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