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Dowa District

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Dowa is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. [1]

20 relations: Central Region, Malawi, Chewa people, Cotton, Districts of Malawi, Dowa, Malawi, Humid subtropical climate, Legume, Lilongwe, Maize, Malawi, Malawi Congress Party, Malawian general election, 2009, Mponela, National Assembly (Malawi), Ngoni people, Nyau, Peanut, Sweet potato, Tobacco, Yao people (East Africa).

Central Region, Malawi

The Central Region of Malawi, population 5,491,034 (2008), covers an area of 35,592 km².

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Chewa people

The Chewa are a Bantu people of central and southern Africa and the largest ethnic group in Malawi.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Districts of Malawi

Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions.

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Dowa, Malawi

Dowa is a town located in the Central Region of Malawi.

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Humid subtropical climate

A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters.

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Legume

A legume is a plant or its fruit or seed in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae).

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Lilongwe

Lilongwe is the capital city of Malawi with an estimated population of 1,077,116 for 2015.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays subsp. mays, from maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.

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Malawi

Malawi (or; or maláwi), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland.

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Malawi Congress Party

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is a political party in Malawi.

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Malawian general election, 2009

General elections were held in Malawi on 19 May 2009.

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Mponela

Mponela is a town in Dowa District in the Central Region of Malawi.

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National Assembly (Malawi)

The National Assembly of Malawi is the supreme legislative body of the nation.

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Ngoni people

The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in the present-day Southern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.

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Nyau

Nyau (also: Nyao meaning mask or initiation) is a secret society of the Chewa, an ethnic group of the Bantu peoples from Central and Southern Africa.

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Peanut

The peanut, also known as the groundnut or the goober and taxonomically classified as Arachis hypogaea, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds.

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Sweet potato

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

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Tobacco

Tobacco is a product prepared from the leaves of the tobacco plant by curing them.

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Yao people (East Africa)

The Yao people, waYao, are a major Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based at the southern end of Lake Malawi, who played an important part in the history of Southeast Africa during the 19th century.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowa_District

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