Southern Region, Malawi
Region of Malawi
Region in Malawi
15°40′S 34°58′E / 15.667°S 34.967°E / -15.667; 34.967![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png)
(2018 Census)
The Southern Region of Malawi is an area of Malawi. It covers an area of 31,753 km2. Its capital city is Blantyre. In 2018, its population was 7,750,629.[1]
Of the 28 districts in Malawi, 13 are located within the Southern Region. They are: Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mulanje, Mwanza, Neno, Nsanje, Phalombe, Thyolo, and Zomba.
Demographics
At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of the Southern Region by ethnic group was as follows:[2]
- 39.3% Lomwe
- 24.9% Yao
- 8.3% Ngoni
- 8.2% Sena
- 6.8% Mang'anja
- 6.6% Chewa
- 3.8% Nyanja
- 0.9% Tumbuka
- 0.4% Tonga
- 0.1% Nkhonde
- 0.0% Lambya
- 0.0% Sukwa
- 0.7% Others
References
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