Mzimba District

Mzimba is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mzimba. The district covers an area of 10,430 km.² and has a population of 610,944.

Government

There are eleven National Assembly constituencies in Mzimba: Mzimba Central, Mzimba East, Mzimba Hora, Mzimba Luwelezi, Mzimba North, Mzimba North East, Mzimba Solora, Mzimba South, Mzimba South East, Mzimba South West and Mzimba West. Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.

Cities in Mzimba District

• Mzimba
• Mzuzu (capital)
• Ekwendeni

Economy

The most common occupations are subsistence farming of maize and beans supplemented by cattle herding, in addition tobacco is grown as a cash crop. There are currently 98 active educational committees in Mzimba.

Culture

The district consists of people of Tumbuka origin and descendants of Ngonis from South Africa. However the main language spoken is chiTumbuka. The district headquarters is at Mzimba. However, the biggest town is Mzuzu, which is also the administrative headquarters of the Northern Region of Malawi.

It is also the centre of Netball in Malawi, Malawi's most successful sport. Most of the players in the national team, including International star Mwayi Kumwenda were born and grew up in Mzimba.

References

• USAID - Aid from the American People