List of renamed places in Malawi

This is a list of renamed places in Malawi.

Country

The British colony of Nyasaland was renamed Malawi upon independence in 1964.

Cities and towns

  • Fort Hill → Chitipa (1964)[1]
  • Fort Johnston → Mangochi (1964)[1]
  • Fort Manning → Mchinji (1964)[1]
  • Mlanje → Mulanje
  • Kota Kota → Nkhotakota
  • Port Herald → Nsanje
  • Fort Lister → Phalombe (1964)[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kalinga, Owen J. M. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Malawi. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 173. ISBN 9780810859616.
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