Chiradzulu District

District of Malawi
Location of Chiradzulu District in Malawi
Location of Chiradzulu District in Malawi

Chiradzulu is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Chiradzulu. The district covers an area of 761 km.² and has a population of 356,875

Demographics

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Chiradzulu District by ethnic group was as follows:[1]

  • 69.3% Lomwe
  • 18.6% Yao
  • 4.2% Ngoni
  • 3.2% Chewa
  • 1.9% Nyanja
  • 1.7% Mang'anja
  • 0.4% Sena
  • 0.3% Tumbuka
  • 0.1% Tonga
  • 0.0% Nkhonde
  • 0.0% Lambya
  • 0.0% Sukwa
  • 0.2% Others

Government and administrative divisions

There are five National Assembly constituencies in Chiradzulu:

  • Chiradzulu - Central
  • Chiradzulu - East
  • Chiradzulu - North
  • Chiradzulu - South
  • Chiradzulo - West

Since the 2009 general election all of these constituencies have been represented by politicians from the Democratic Progressive Party.[2]

See also

  • Masanjala

References

  1. ^ 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census Main Report
  2. ^ "Parliament of Malawi - Members of Parliament - Chiradzulu District". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-18.

15°42′S 35°10′E / 15.700°S 35.167°E / -15.700; 35.167


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