Nsanje (formerly Port Herald ) is the main city in Nsanje District within the Southern Region of Malawi .
6-632: The intense urbanization in the fertile Shire River valley has formed an extensive urbanized zone that runs from the city of Bangula , further north, passing through the city of Nsanje, in the center, and arriving in the city of Marka , in the south, even crossing the Mozambican border, covering the town of Vila Nova de Fronteira . The city has a railway station on the Sena railway , under concession of Central East African Railways . The railway through Nsanje that connects Blantyre with Beira, Mozambique
12-794: The Ruo River , joins the Shire near the Malawian town of Chiromo . The muddy waters pass through a large stagnant area known as the Elephant Marsh before reaching the confluence with the Zambezi River south of the town of Sena, Mozambique . In 1859, David Livingstone 's Second Zambezi expedition traveled up the Shire river. The river's valley is part of the East African Rift system. This article related to
18-457: The main concrete work on the jetty was complete and the port was officially declared open in a ceremony attended by President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi and President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. However, by August 2016 the port was still incomplete and unused, despite a feasibility study with positive results concluded a few months earlier, and talks were being held on restarting the project. Nsanje lies only about 46 meters above sea level. During
24-879: The summer months, daytime highs can exceed 120 °F (49 °C). 16°55′00″S 35°16′00″E / 16.91667°S 35.26667°E / -16.91667; 35.26667 Shire River The Shire / ˈ ʃ iː r eɪ / is the largest river in Malawi . It is the only outlet of Lake Malawi and flows into the Zambezi River in Mozambique . Its length is 402 kilometres (250 mi). The upper Shire River issues from Lake Malawi and runs approximately 19 km (12 mi) before it enters shallow Lake Malombe . It then drains Lake Malombe and flows south through Liwonde National Park where large concentrations of hippopotamus are common along its shores. Between
30-399: The towns of Matope and Chikwawa , the middle river drops approximately 400 m (1,300 ft) through a series of falls and gorges, including Kapachira Falls . Two hydroelectric dams have been built along the Shire northwest of Blantyre . Beyond Chikwawa , the lower river turns southeast and enters the low-lying Mozambique plain. Its largest and one of its few perennial tributaries,
36-728: Was severely disrupted by the Mozambique Civil War and remains closed. The main road north connecting the city to the rest of Malawi is being upgraded. A project is currently underway to dredge part of the Shire River in order to make sea transport to Malawi viable. The Shire merges with the Zambezi River, near Caia, Mozambique, and the Zambezi then flows into the Indian Ocean. As of September, 2010, some of
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