Mulanje District
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Mulanje is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. Its capital is Mulanje. The district covers an area of 2,056 km.² and has a population of 428,322. It is also known for its tea-growing industry and Mount Mulanje, one of the highest peaks in Southern Africa.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Mulanje District by ethnic group was as follows:[1]
- 82.8% Lomwe
- 11.0% Mang'anja
- 3.8% Yao
- 0.7% Chewa
- 0.6% Ngoni
- 0.4% Sena
- 0.3% Nyanja
- 0.2% Tumbuka
- 0.1% Tonga
- 0.0% Nkhonde
- 0.0% Lambya
- 0.0% Sukwa
- 0.3% Others
Government and administrative divisions
[edit]There are nine National Assembly constituencies in Mulanje:
- Mulanje - Bale
- Mulanje - Central
- Mulanje - Limbuli
- Mulanje - North
- Mulanje - Pasani
- Mulanje - South
- Mulanje - South East
- Mulanje - South West
- Mulanje - West
Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.[2]
References
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16°00′S 35°35′E / 16.000°S 35.583°E
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