Mchinji District

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Mchinji is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Mchinji. The district covers an area of 3,356 km² (1,296 sq mi) and has a population of 602,305.^[1] The area's economy is sustained by rain-fed agriculture.

Location of Mchinji District in Malawi

Demographics

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Mchinji District by ethnic group was as follows:^[2]

89.2% Chewa
6.2% Ngoni
2.1% Yao
1.1% Lomwe
0.6% Tumbuka
0.1% Sena
0.1% Mang'anja
0.1% Tonga
0.1% Nkhonde
0.0% Nyanja
0.0% Lambya
0.0% Sukwa
0.3% Others

Government and administrative divisions

There are six National Assembly constituencies in Mchinji:

Mchinji - East
Mchinji - North
Mchinji - North East
Mchinji - South
Mchinji - South West
Mchinji - West

In the 2009 election all of these constituencies were held by members of the Malawi Congress Party.^[3]

In 2025 the Mchinji West Constituency was won by Rhita Sanga.^[4]

References

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