Regions of Malawi
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Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts.
The regions of Malawi are:
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Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts.
The regions of Malawi are:
- Central RegionCentral Region, MalawiThe Central Region of Malawi, population 5,491,034 , covers an area of 35,592 km². Its capital city is Lilongwe, which is also the national capital...
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- Population: 4,814,321 (2003)
- Area: 35,592 km²
- Capital: LilongweLilongweLilongwe, estimated population 902,388 as of 2009, is the capital and largest city of Malawi. It lies in the country's central region, on the Lilongwe River, near the border of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, and on the main north-south highway of Malawi, the M1.-History:The city started life as a...
- Northern RegionNorthern Region, MalawiThe Northern Region of Malawi, population 1,698,502, covers an area of 26,931 km². Its capital city is Mzuzu. The Northern Region borders Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north, Lake Malawi to the east, and Malawi's Central Region to its south....
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- Northern Region
- Population: 1,389,475 (2003)
- Area: 26,931 km²
- Capital:MzuzuMzuzuMzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city, by population, in Malawi. The City has 128,432 residents plus 20,000 commuters with about 1.7 million people living around the outskirts of the city...
- Southern RegionSouthern Region, MalawiThe Southern Region of Malawi, population 5,876,784, covers an area of 31,753 km². Its capital city is Blantyre.Of the 28 districts in Malawi, 12 are located within the Southern Region They are: Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mulanje, Mwanza, Neno, Nsanje,...
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- Population: 5,345,045 (2003)
- Area:31,753 km²
- Capital: BlantyreBlantyre, MalawiBlantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe...
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