Mzimba District
Mzimba | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Coordinates: 11°30′S 33°30′E / 11.500°S 33.500°E | |
| Country | Malawi |
| Region | Northern Region |
| Capital | Mzimba |
| Established | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary presidential republic |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,473 km2 (4,044 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,017,701 |
| Racial makeup (2023) | |
| • Black African | 94.1% |
| • Asian | 2.6% |
| • Mixed | 1.9% |
| • White | 1.3% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2018) | |
| • Chitumbuka | 93.2% |
| • Chichewa | 2.8% |
| • Yao | 1.5% |
| • Lomwe | 1.1% |
| • English | 0.2% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | MW-MZ |
Mzimba is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mzimba and the biggest town is Mzuzu, which is also the administrative headquarters of the Northern Region. The district covers an area of 10,473 km2 and has a population of 1,017,701 (2023). It is the largest district in Malawi. The district is inhabited by descendants of Tumbuka and few Ngoni people who also speak Tumbuka as the Ngoni language is extinct. Tumbuka is the predominant language spoken in the district.