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Bwengu
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Bwengu is located in Malawi
Bwengu
Bwengu
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 11°03′49″S 33°54′51″E / 11.0636864°S 33.9140516°E / -11.0636864; 33.9140516
Country Malawi
RegionNorthern Region
DistrictMzimba District
Time zoneUTC+2

Bwengu is a community in Malawi's Mzimba District. It is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) by road northeast of Mzimba.[1] and about 54 kilometres (34 mi), by road, northwest of the city of Mzuzu.[2] Bwengu is approximately 409 kilometres (254 mi), by road, north of Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi.[3]

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Bwengu has a primary school and the Community Day Secondary School has about 400 students. The primary school obtained desks for the children to sit at in 2025.[4] The school has links with Crescent School in Rugby.[5] In 2023, a new computer classroom was installed in the secondary school. The school has an attendance of over 90% in the lower part of the secondary school and over 70% in the upper part. Roughly three quarters of the adult population are literate.[6]

Bwengu has a football team. It was one of several in Mzimba North constituency who competed for a K6.5m prize offered by Rosemary Mkandawire in 2018. Mkandawire was a former CEO of Toyota Malawi and at that time a prospective parliamentary candidate.[7] In 2025 Catherine Mzumara announced a 15 million Kwacha football tournament to run over several months accompanied by talks and traditional dancing.[8] Mzumara was elected.

Bwengu Solar Power Station was under construction on 105 hectares (260 acres) of land, in the hamlet of Ulalo Nyirenda, in 2022.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ "Road Distance Between Mzimba, Malawi And Bwengu, Malawi With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Road Distance Between Bwengu, Malawi And Mzuzu, Malawi With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Road Distance Between Bwengu, Malawi and Lilongwe, Malawi With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Back to School: How the K.I.N.D. Fund Is Transforming Education in Malawi | UNICEF USA". www.unicefusa.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Crescent Raises £2,011 For Rugby Based Charity Bwengu Projects Malawi". The Princethorpe Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Malawi, Bwengu". Acronis Cyber Foundation Program. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kinnah hails Rosemary Mkandawire K6.5m football sponsorship in Mzimba North". www.nyasatimes.com. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Zgambo, Mike Lyson (17 July 2025). "Mzimba North Set to Shine as Dr. Catherine Mzumara Unveils K15 Million Football Trophy -". Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Saunyama, Amanda (7 February 2022). "Bwengu Solar PV Power Plant Commences in Malawi". Constructionreview. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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