Phalombe District

District of Malawi
Location of Phalombe District in Malawi
Location of Phalombe District in Malawi

Phalombe is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Phalombe. The district covers an area of 1,394 km.² and has a population of 231,990.

Demographics

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Phalombe District by ethnic group was as follows:[1]

  • 94.8% Lomwe
  • 3.4% Nyanja
  • 0.5% Chewa
  • 0.4% Yao
  • 0.3% Mang'anja
  • 0.2% Ngoni
  • 0.1% Tumbuka
  • 0.1% Sena
  • 0.1% Tonga
  • 0.0% Nkhonde
  • 0.0% Lambya
  • 0.0% Sukwa
  • 0.0% Others

Government and administrative divisions

There are five National Assembly constituencies in Phalombe:

  • Phalombe - Central
  • Phalombe - East
  • Phalombe - North
  • Phalombe - North East
  • Phalombe - South

Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.[2]

References

  1. ^ 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census Main Report
  2. ^ Parliament of Malawi - Members of Parliament - Phalombe District

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