Malawi

Administrative units

administrative units	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1998-09-12 census	population 2007-07-01 estimate
source: National Statistical Office, Malawi.
Central Region		35,592	4,066,340	5,568,238
Dedza District	Dedza	3,624	486,682	646,292
Dowa District	Dowa	3,041	411,387	511,448
Kasungu District	Kasungu	7,878	480,659	650,103
Lilongwe City	Lilongwe	6,159	1,346,360	744,436
Lilongwe Rural				1,206,842
Mchinji District	Mchinji	3,356	324,941	440,162
Nkhotakota District	Nkhotakota	4,259	229,460	301,604
Ntcheu District	Ntcheu	3,424	370,757	493,207
Ntchisi District	Ntchisi	1,655	167,880	231,165
Salima District	Salima	2,196	248,214	342,979
Northern Region		26,276	1,233,560	1,550,966
Chitipa District	Chitipa	4,288	126,799	168,880
Karonga District	Karonga	3,355	194,572	250,775
Likoma District	-	18	8,074	11,094
Mzimba	Mzimba	10,430	610,994	614,453
Mzuzu City				150,065
Nkhata Bay District	Nkhata Bay	4,071	164,761	199,083
Rumphi District	Rumphi	4,769	128,360	156,616
Southern Region		31,753	4,633,968	6,068,428
Balaka District	Balaka	2,193	253,098	324,896
Blantyre City	Blantyre	2,012	809,397	778,827
Blantyre Rural				379,220
Chikwawa District	Chikwawa	4,755	356,682	463,888
Chiradzulu District	Chiradzulu	767	236,050	299,738
Machinga District	Machinga	3,771	369,614	440,492
Mangochi District	Mangochi	6,273	610,239	778,338
Mulanje District	Mulanje	2,056	428,322	557,138
Mwanza District	Mwanza	2,295	138,015	179,019
Nsanje District	Nsanje	1,942	194,924	239,972
Phalombe District	Phalombe	1,394	231,990	311,250
Thyolo District	Thyolo	1,715	458,976	592,630
Zomba Municipality	Zomba	2,580	546,661	113,106
Zomba Rural				609,914
total		94,276	9,933,868	13,187,632

name	population 1998-09-12 census
Blantyre	NaN
Lilongwe	NaN
Mzuzu	NaN
Zomba	NaN
source: National Statistical Office, Malawi.