Dunduzu
Dunduzu, Mzuzu | |
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  Dunduzu, Mzuzu | |
| Coordinates: 11°23′15″S 33°59′11″E / 11.38750°S 33.98639°E | |
| Country | Malawi |
| Region | Northern Region, Malawi |
| Municipality | Mzuzu |
| Established | 1940 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary presidential republic |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 19,512 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2018) | |
| • Black African | 98.1% |
| • Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 0.8% |
| First languages (2018) | |
| • Tumbuka | 98.1% |
| • Tonga | 1.1% |
| • Chewa | 0.7% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Dunduzu, Mzuzu is a residential town in the outskirts of Mzuzu.[1][2] It is located North of Mzuzu, Northern Region, Malawi.[3] It connects Ekwendeni and Lupaso.[4] It is a home to Dunduzu FC. Chitumbuka is the predominant language spoken in the area which is also the official regional language of the Northern Region of Malawi. Nearby towns include Luwinga, and Nkholongo.[5][6]
You Are Not Alone (YANA) is a foundation founded in 2021 in Dunduzu.[7] It was founded by local single parent Tusayiwe Mkhondya.[8] Her son was born when she was sixteen and he was autistic. She realised that he was being mistreated at school and she decided to open her own school. She began to foster other children and the faciliy grew.[9]
Institutions
[edit]- Dunduzu Road Block Post
- Mzuzu Youth Centre[1]
- Dunduzu Primary School[3]
- Dunduzu Community Day Secondary School
- Dunduzu village lodge
* Orton Chirwa International Airport (proposed)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mzuzu Youth Centre site relocates to Dunduzu - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Agency, Malawi News (2016-03-01). "Mzuzu to relocate market, bus station to Dunduzu | Nation Online". mwnation.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ a b "Innobuild extends corporate social responsibility to Dunduzu Primary School - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "15 feared dead at deadliest Dunduzu accident in Mzuzu - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Site for Orton Chirwa International Airport identified - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Zgambo, Mike Lyson (2022-04-23). "Hit and run driver kills one person in Mzuzu Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Home". YANA Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ Online, Nation (2022-02-19). "Tusayiwe mkhondya; a beacon of hope for abandoned children in mzuzu". Nation Online. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ Issa, Sumeya (2022-10-03). "Once-abandoned 23-year-old woman rescuing, fostering vulnerable children, young mothers in Mzuzu". AfricaBrief. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
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