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Malawi address format & examples

How to write a Malawian address

Malawi residential address format example

Malawi address examples

Residential address exampleKawale 1 Lilongwe MWI
Commercial address exampleCity Ctr Area 4 40 Area 15 Lilongwe

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Malawi addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Malawian address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

Malawi's national postal systemis "Malawi Posts Corporation". As of recent data, Malawi Posts Corporation services approximately 146 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Malawi. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
3 regions
Administration area names and abbreviations
Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postal code
Postal code format
999999
Postal service provider and website

Malawi Posts Corporation

N/A

Country information

Country/territory name
Malawi
ISO3
MWI
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
MW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
MWI
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
454
Endonym
Malawi
Total land area
118,484 KM²
Capital
Lilongwe
Other major cities
Blantyre, Mzuzu, Zomba

Population information

Total population
20,931,751 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
16% / 84%
Urban population
3,349,080
Rural population
17,582,671
Official language
Chichewa
All languages spoken
Chewa, Tumbuka, Lomwe, Ngoni
Most commonly used postal language
English
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*Data updated as of May 02, 2025

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