Bwengu

Bwengu
village
Bwengu is located in Malawi
Bwengu
Bwengu
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 11°03′49″S 33°54′51″E / 11.0636864°S 33.9140516°E / -11.0636864; 33.9140516
Country Malawi
RegionNorthern Region
DistrictMzimba District
Time zoneUTC+2

Bwengu is a community in Malawi's Mzimba District. It is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) by road northeast of Mzimba. and about 54 kilometres (34 mi), by road, northwest of the city of Mzuzu. Bwengu is approximately 409 kilometres (254 mi), by road, north of Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi.

Description

Bwengu has a primary school and the Community Day Secondary School has about 400 students. The primary school obtained desks for the children to sit at in 2025. The school has links with Crescent School in Rugby. In 2023, a new computer classroom was installed in the secondary school. The school has an attendance of over 90% in the lower part of the secondary school and over 70% in the upper part. Roughly three quarters of the adult population are literate.

Bwengu has a football team. It was one of several in Mzimba North constituency who competed for a K6.5m prize offered by Rosemary Mkandawire in 2018. Mkandawire was a former CEO of Toyota Malawi and at that time a prospective parliamentary candidate. In 2025 Catherine Mzumara announced a 15 million Kwacha football tournament to run over several months accompanied by talks and traditional dancing. Mzumara was elected.

Bwengu Solar Power Station was under construction on 105 hectares (260 acres) of land, in the hamlet of Ulalo Nyirenda, in 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Road Distance Between Mzimba, Malawi And Bwengu, Malawi With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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  3. ↑ "Road Distance Between Bwengu, Malawi and Lilongwe, Malawi With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Back to School: How the K.I.N.D. Fund Is Transforming Education in Malawi | UNICEF USA". www.unicefusa.org. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Crescent Raises £2,011 For Rugby Based Charity Bwengu Projects Malawi". The Princethorpe Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Malawi, Bwengu". Acronis Cyber Foundation Program. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kinnah hails Rosemary Mkandawire K6.5m football sponsorship in Mzimba North". www.nyasatimes.com. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Zgambo, Mike Lyson (17 July 2025). "Mzimba North Set to Shine as Dr. Catherine Mzumara Unveils K15 Million Football Trophy -". Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Saunyama, Amanda (7 February 2022). "Bwengu Solar PV Power Plant Commences in Malawi". Constructionreview. Retrieved 14 September 2025.