Numbered city Areas
The capital is divided into numbered Areas rather than named quarters. Each forms its own cluster of streets, which gives the map an unusual patchwork structure.
Minimalist map poster · Malawi
Lilongwe — Lilongwe Map Poster & Print
13.9669° S / 33.7873° E
A capital drawn in scattered clusters, its numbered areas spread across open ground on either side of the Lilongwe River
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Lilongwe in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Lilongwe, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Lilongwe et ituro
The map
Lilongwe Map Poster & Print
Lilongwe became Malawi's capital in 1975, replacing Zomba, and was planned from the start as a low-density garden city. Instead of a single dense core, the map shows separate districts divided into numbered Areas, linked by broad roads and separated by wide stretches of green. The Old Town, with its markets and older commercial streets, lies apart from Capital Hill and the government quarter to the north.
The Lilongwe River runs between these two centres, and its wooded corridor is one of the strongest lines on a Lilongwe map poster. Roundabouts mark the main roads, and residential areas unfold in loops and cul-de-sacs rather than a strict grid. For a city of more than a million people, the effect is unusually airy: plenty of open space, with the street network arriving in distinct patches.
Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, a sanctuary beside the river between Old Town and City Centre, keeps a stretch of natural woodland in the middle of the capital. At the edges, roads thin out into the farmland of Malawi's central plateau, where maize and tobacco fields reach towards the horizon. The layout records a very deliberate idea of what a new capital should look like.
- Population
- 1,115,815
- Coordinates
- 13.9669° S / 33.7873° E
- Elevation
- 1056 m
- Time zone
- Blantyre
- Region
- Lilongwe, Malawi
Lilongwe River corridor
A green, winding strip follows the river between Old Town and City Centre. It stays largely free of streets and cuts a soft line through the middle of the capital.
Two separate centres
The commercial Old Town and the planned City Centre on Capital Hill sit apart. On paper they appear as two distinct points of density linked by long roads.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Lilongwe
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Lilongwe
A map that means something
The map works well for Malawians living abroad, for people who worked or studied in Lilongwe, and for anyone drawn to cities planned around open space. Its scattered layout makes an unusually calm composition on a wall.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates, perhaps with the year you arrived or left, and choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. You can get a free watermarked preview first, then order HD files or a printed poster.
Oder poster LilongweWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Lilongwe Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Lilongwe?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Lilongwe eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Lilongwe eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Lilongwe?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.