Which country or map area contains Balaka?
Balaka is shown within Malawi in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Malawi
- Region name
- Balaka
- Approximate latitude
- 15.0° south
- Approximate longitude
- 35.1° east
- Country capital
- Lilongwe
- Country currency
- Malawian kwacha
- World region
- Eastern Africa
Quick answers about Balaka
What kind of place is Balaka?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Balaka on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 15.0° south latitude and 35.1° east longitude.
What is the capital of Malawi?
The country capital is Lilongwe.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.