Limbe is a town in Malawi

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...

. It is located in Blantyre District

Blantyre District

Blantyre is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Blantyre, a commercial city where most Malawian industrial and business offices are. The district covers an area of 2,012 km² and has a population of 809,397...

. It is the operational headquarters and workshops for Malawi Railways

Malawi Railways

Malawi Railways, the national rail network in the country of Malawi, was run by a government corporation of that name until privatisation in 1999. With effect from 1 December 1999 the Central East African Railways consortium led by Railroad Development Corporation won the right to operate the...

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Overview

Limbe is 7 miles (11 km) east of Blantyre

Blantyre, Malawi

Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe...

 and was founded in 1909. Blantyre Briefly merged with Limbe in 1956.

Economy

The first branch of the Commercial Bank of Malawi

Commercial Bank of Malawi

The Commercial Bank of Malawi now known as Standard Bank Limited is a national bank in Malawi.The bank registered as a commercial bank on 15 March 1969. Initially it began with K2.5 million and the founder shareholders were the Malawi Development Corporation , Press Holdings Limited and Banco...

 was opened in Limbe on 11 April 1970. Limbe is home to Malawi Pharmacies Limited and Illovo Sugar

Illovo Sugar

Illovo Sugar Limited is a leading sugar producer. The company is based in Mount Edgecombe, near Durban, South Africa.It is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods Plc., which holds 51% of the issued share capital which it purchased for more than £400m in 2006. Illovo Sugar is listed on the JSE;...

 Malawi. Limbe is the site to many of the industries in Blantyre District

Blantyre District

Blantyre is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Blantyre, a commercial city where most Malawian industrial and business offices are. The district covers an area of 2,012 km² and has a population of 809,397...