Timeline of Lilongwe

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lilongwe, Malawi.

20th century
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21st century
  • 2003 – Population: 632,867 in city; 1,087,917 urban agglomeration (estimate).[14]
  • 2005
  • 2007
  • 2008
    • December: Cholera outbreak.[17]
    • Population: 674,448 in city.[2]
  • 2009 – Kelvin Mmangisa appointed mayor.[18]
  • 2010 – Parliament Building constructed.[19]
  • 2011 – July: Anti-government protest.[20]
  • 2012
    • Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources opens.[21]
    • Bingu wa Mutharika Conference Centre built.[22]
    • Population: 868,800 in city (estimate).[23]
  • 2013 – Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal reported.[24]
  • 2016 – Lilongwe Trade Fair begins.[25]
  • 2017
  • 2018 - Population: 989,318.[28]
  • 2020 – Population: 1,324,314 (projected estimate).[7]

See also

References
  1. Owen J. M. Kalinga (2012). Historical Dictionary of Malawi (4th ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5961-6.
  2. "Lilongwe". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. "Antiquities". Government of Malawi, Department of Culture. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. "Malawi: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.
  5. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Malawi". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. Cybriwsky 2013.
  7. Mtafu Zeleza Manda (2007). "Mchenga: urban poor housing fund in Malawi". Environment & Urbanization. 19.
  8. "Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources". RUFORUM Impact. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. "Malawi Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. "National Botanic Gardens of Malawi". Southern African Botanical Diversity Network. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015.
  12. "Mobs challenge Malawi president", New York Times, 10 May 1992
  13. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2002. United Nations Statistics Division.
  14. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2005. United Nations Statistics Division.
  15. UN-Habitat 2011.
  16. "New tomb for Malawi's Banda", BBC News, 13 May 2005
  17. Cholera outbreak kills 11 in Malawi, Reuters, 31 December 2008
  18. "Mmangisa paid K29m, demands K56m in arrears: Ex Lilongwe CEO sues", Nyasa Times, UK, 21 May 2015
  19. "China assures more funding for Malawi Parliament", Nyasa Times, 12 July 2010, archived from the original on 18 July 2010
  20. "Malawi army deployed over anti-Mutharika protests", BBC News, 21 July 2011
  21. "About Us". Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  22. "Chinese built conference to be named after Bingu", Nyasa Times, UK, 21 February 2012
  23. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2015. United Nations Statistics Division. 2016.
  24. "The $32m heist: Malawi's "cashgate" scandal", The Economist, UK, 27 February 2014
  25. "80 companies confirmed for Lilongwe Trade Fair", Daily Times, Blantyre, 20 July 2016
  26. "Lilongwe has a new Mayor", Malawi24.com, 5 January 2017
  27. "Malawi football stadium stampede kills eight", BBC News, 6 July 2017
  28. "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
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Bibliography
  • Harri Englund (2001). "Politics of multiple identities: the making of a Home Villagers' Association in Lilongwe, Malawi". In Arne Tostensen; et al. (eds.). Associational Life in African Cities: Popular Responses to the Urban Crisis. Sweden: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. p. 90+. ISBN 978-91-7106-465-3.
  • Hastings Mumba (2005), "Land transfer from central to local government and its delivery to the people: the experience of Lilongwe city", in C. Kruse and M. Manda (ed.), Lessons in Urban Management Experiences in Malawi, 2000–2005, Malawi, ISBN 9990892032{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Malawi: Lilongwe Urban Profile, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2011, ISBN 978-92-1-132377-1
  • Roman A. Cybriwsky (2013). "Lilongwe". Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 155+. ISBN 978-1-61069-248-9.
  • Maria Rusca; et al. (2017). "Bathing without water, and other stories of everyday hygiene practices and risk perception in urban low-income areas: the case of Lilongwe, Malawi". Environment and Urbanization.
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