Bandawe
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Bandawe is a community in Malawi
on the west shore of Lake Malawi
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The Livingstonia
mission established a small station at Bandawe in Tonga
country in 1878.
In 1881 the mission moved to Bandawe to escape the bad climate and unhealthy conditions of Cape Maclear
, but in 1894 the mission moved once again to Khondowe, again for health reasons.
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
on the west shore of Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi , is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the Great Rift Valley system of East Africa. This lake, the third largest in Africa and the eighth largest lake in the world, is located between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania...
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The Livingstonia
Livingstonia
Livingstonia or Kondowe is a town located in the Northern Region district of Rumphi in Malawi. It is 270 miles north of the capital, Lilongwe. The town of Mzuzu can be reached on tarred road in about 2-3 hours....
mission established a small station at Bandawe in Tonga
Tonga people
The Tonga are an ethnic group living in northern Malawi. A related ethnic group also called the Tonga are found in Zambia and Zimbabwe, with some in Mozambique.-History:...
country in 1878.
In 1881 the mission moved to Bandawe to escape the bad climate and unhealthy conditions of Cape Maclear
Cape Maclear
Cape Maclear or Chembe is a town in the Mangochi District of Malawi's Southern Region. The town, situated on the Nankumba Peninsula, is on the southern shore of Lake Malawi and is the busiest resort on Lake Malawi...
, but in 1894 the mission moved once again to Khondowe, again for health reasons.