malawi
the warm heart of Africa


General Information

Capital City :

Lilongwe


Commercial City:

Blantyre

International Airports: Lilongwe

Kamuzu
                                          Blantyre

Chileka

Official Language:

English

National Language:

Chichewa


Measure:


Metric System

Electrical Current:


230/240 volts AC50Hz Square pin plugs mostly used

Time:

GMT + 2 hours

Business Hours:

Mon to Fri: 7.30am - 5.00pm

Banking Hours:

Mon to Fri: 8.00am - 3.00pm
Sat: 8.00am - 11.00am


Public Holidays:

1 January (New Years Day)
15 January (John Chilembwe Day)
3 March (Martyrs Day) Good Friday
Easter Monday
1 May (Labour Day)
15 June (Freedom Day)
6 July (Republic Day)
Second Monday in October (Mothers Day)
25 December (Christmas Day)
26 December (Boxing Day)


Malawi Tourism Association
PO Box 1044, Lilongwe, Tel: +265 (0)1 770 010; (0)1 774 713
Tel/Fax: +265 (0)1 770 131 Cell: +265 (8) 865 250
Email: mta@malawi.net

For more about Malawi – http://www.tourismmalawi.com

Last updated on February 17, 2008