Bandawe Mission (aka 'Old' Bandawe)
Village
Bandawe Mission (aka 'Old' Bandawe) is located in Malawi
Bandawe Mission (aka 'Old' Bandawe)
Bandawe Mission (aka 'Old' Bandawe)
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 11°55′16″S 34°10′19″E / 11.921164°S 34.171857°E / -11.921164; 34.171857
Country Malawi
RegionNorthern Region
Time zone+2

Bandawe is a community in Malawi on the west shore of Lake Malawi. It is the site of one of the first Christian missions in Malawi, Bandawe Mission. This became the second location for Livingstonia Mission.

Bandawe Mission

Graves at Livingstonia c. 1891 by Dr Johnston

The Livingstonia mission established a small station at Bandawe in Tonga country in 1878 (location approx -11.921583, 34.175229). In 1881 the mission moved to Bandawe to escape the bad climate of Cape Maclear and bouts of malaria that struck the mission.[1] The photo opposite is of the Graves at this first Livingstonia near Cape Maclear and are still visible at approx -14.037001, 34.830356. In 1894 the mission moved once again from Bandawe to Kondowe, again for health reasons.[2] The former mission is a historical site, the ruins include a cemetery.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Davidsbeenhere (2 July 2014). Malawi, Africa Country Travel Guide 2014. Davidsbeenhere.com, LLC. p. 13. GGKEY:HWAD8WP4N8B.
  2. ↑ Thomson, Jack (2007). Ngoni, Xhosa and Scot: religious and cultural interaction in Malawi. African Books Collective. p. ix. ISBN 978-99908-87-15-0.


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