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Nkhotakota, town, central Malawi. It lies on the shores of Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi). It originated as a group of villages in the 19th century, served as a depot for Swahili-Arab ivory and slave traders, and became the largest traditional African town in the country. It is situated on the slope of a rocky ridge overlooking a natural harbour formed by a sand spit. A trading centre for the produce of the surrounding region (including rice, corn [maize], cotton, and fish), it also has a tourist industry dependent upon natural hot springs. Nearby is the isolated 696-square-mile (1,802-square-km) Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve (established 1954). Pop. (2008) 24,707.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.