Dowa, Malawi
| Dowa | |
|---|---|
  Dowa Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 13°40′S 33°55′E / 13.667°S 33.917°E | |
| Country |
 Malawi |
| Region | Central Region |
| District | Dowa District |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 6,176 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| Climate | Cwb |
Dowa is a town located in the Central Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Dowa District. William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, was born and raised in Dowa.
Climate
Dowa has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
| Climate data for Dowa, Malawi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.0 (68) |
20.0 (68) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.8 (65.84) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 245 (9.65) |
200 (7.87) |
156 (6.14) |
36 (1.42) |
7 (0.28) |
2 (0.08) |
1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
7 (0.28) |
59 (2.32) |
186 (7.32) |
900 (35.44) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Population[2] |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 482 |
| 2008 | 6 176 |
References
- ↑ "Climate:Dowa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population
Coordinates: 13°40′S 33°55′E / 13.667°S 33.917°E
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