Chiradzulu District
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census Main Report
- ^ "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
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