Manthimba

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| name = Manthimba

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| settlement_type = Former city

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| pushpin_map = Malawi

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| coordinates = {{coord|-14.220457|34.535522|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Malawi

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| subdivision_name1 = Maravi

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| subdivision_name2 = Central

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Dedza

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Manthimba was the capital of the Maravi Kingdom. It was located at {{Convert|2|km}} from the present village of Mtakataka in the Dedza district, in the central region of Malawi.Ogot, Bethwell A. Ogot (1992). Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Volume 5 of International Construction Management Series. UNESCO. {{ISBN|92-3-101711-X}}.