Claim: Phalombe, a town in Malawi (a landlocked country in southeastern Africa), had a population of 2,592 in 1998, and a population of 6,242 in 2018.
Evidence: Phalombe is a town in Malawi. 1998 2 592 2018 6 242 Malawi (/məˈlɔːwi, məˈlɑːwi, ˈmæləwi/; Chewa: [maláβi or [maláwi), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland.