Timeline of Lilongwe explained
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lilongwe, Malawi.
20th century
21st century
- 2003 – Population: 632,867 in city; 1,087,917 urban agglomeration (estimate).[12]
- 2005
- National government administration moved to Lilongwe from Blantyre.
- Banda Mausoleum erected.
- 2007
- 2008
- December: Cholera outbreak.
- Population: 674,448 in city.
- 2009 – Kelvin Mmangisa appointed mayor.
- 2010 – Parliament Building constructed.
- 2011 – July: Anti-government protest.
- 2012
- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources opens.[13]
- Bingu wa Mutharika Conference Centre built.
- Population: 868,800 in city (estimate).[14]
- 2013 – Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal reported.
- 2016 – Lilongwe Trade Fair begins.
- 2017
- 2018 - Population: 989,318.
- 2020 – Population: 1,324,314 (projected estimate).
See also
References
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Book: Arne Tostensen . etal . Associational Life in African Cities: Popular Responses to the Urban Crisis . . Sweden . 978-91-7106-465-3 . 2001. Politics of multiple identities: the making of a Home Villagers' Association in Lilongwe, Malawi . 90+. Harri Englund.
- Bathing without water, and other stories of everyday hygiene practices and risk perception in urban low-income areas: the case of Lilongwe, Malawi . Maria Rusca . etal . . 2017.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Owen J. M. Kalinga. Historical Dictionary of Malawi. 4th . 2012. . 978-0-8108-5961-6.
- Web site: Antiquities . Government of Malawi, Department of Culture . 28 July 2017 .
- Book: Africa South of the Sahara 2004 . Regional Surveys of the World . . 2004 . 1857431839 . Malawi: Directory .
- Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Malawi . . Norway . 28 July 2017 .
- Mtafu Zeleza Manda . Mchenga: urban poor housing fund in Malawi . . 19 . 2007 .
- Web site: Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. RUFORUM Impact. en-US. 2020-05-26.
- Encyclopedia: Lilongwe . 28 July 2017 . Encyclopædia Britannica .
- News: Malawi Profile: Timeline . 22 June 2011 . BBC News . 28 July 2017 .
- Book: 1995 Demographic Yearbook . 1997 . United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 262–321 .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150127032302/http://www.sabonet.org.za/gardens/gardens_malawi.htm . National Botanic Gardens of Malawi . 27 January 2015 . dead . Southern African Botanical Diversity Network .
- Web site: Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 2002 . .
- Web site: Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 2005 . United Nations Statistics Division .
- Web site: About Us . Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources . 28 July 2017 .
- Web site: Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 2015 . 2016 . United Nations Statistics Division .