Nkhata Bay

Nkhata Bay

      town located in northern Malawi (Malaŵi). Its port has a sheltered anchorage on the western shore of Lake Nyasa (Nyasa, Lake) (Lake Malawi) near the mouth of the Luweya River and is equipped with modern floating and piled jetties. The port exports the agricultural produce of the hinterland. Nkhata Bay is also a noted scenic spot and tourist centre, where the Viphya Mountains descend to the lake. Tea and rubber are grown in the surrounding region, and there is subsistence fishing along the rapids of the Luweya River. Pop. (2008 prelim.) 11,260.

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