Nsanje
Encyclopedia
Nsanje is the main town in Nsanje District within the Southern Region
of Malawi
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. The railway at Nsanje is however closed needing major investment. The main road north connecting the town to the rest of Malawi is being upgraded and sealed and scheduled to be completed in 2010.
in order to make sea transport to Malawi viable. Eventually the hope is that there will be a port in Nsanje connecting the Shire to the Zambezi
River and finally to the Indian Ocean. As of September 2010, the main concrete work on the jetty was complete with the river held back by a dam. In spite of government promises of a 2010 opening this would seem highly unlikely as dredging work is un-started.
Southern Region, Malawi
The Southern Region of Malawi, population 5,876,784, covers an area of 31,753 km². Its capital city is Blantyre.Of the 28 districts in Malawi, 12 are located within the Southern Region They are: Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mulanje, Mwanza, Neno, Nsanje,...
of Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
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Transport
The town is the headquarters of Malawi RailwaysMalawi Railways
Malawi Railways, the national rail network in the country of Malawi, was run by a government corporation of that name until privatisation in 1999. With effect from 1 December 1999 the Central East African Railways consortium led by Railroad Development Corporation won the right to operate the...
. The railway at Nsanje is however closed needing major investment. The main road north connecting the town to the rest of Malawi is being upgraded and sealed and scheduled to be completed in 2010.
Shipping
A project is currently underway to dredge part of the Shire RiverShire River
The Shire is a river in Malawi and Mozambique. The river has been known as the Shiré or Chire River. It is the outlet of Lake Malawi and flows into the Zambezi. Its length is 402 km; including Lake Malawi and the Ruhuhu, its headstream, it has a length of about 1200 km...
in order to make sea transport to Malawi viable. Eventually the hope is that there will be a port in Nsanje connecting the Shire to the Zambezi
Zambezi
The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...
River and finally to the Indian Ocean. As of September 2010, the main concrete work on the jetty was complete with the river held back by a dam. In spite of government promises of a 2010 opening this would seem highly unlikely as dredging work is un-started.
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 11 009 |
| 1998 | 16 941 |
| 2008 | 27 131 |