List of cities in Malawi
This is a list of cities in Malawi .
By far the largest agglomeration in Malawi is Lilongwe with a population of 1,631,459 (as of January 1, 2005). This means that around 15 percent of the country's population was concentrated in the capital region.
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The following table lists the cities with more than 5,000 inhabitants (as of 2018), the results of the census results from 1977, 1987, 1998, 2008 and 2018 and the region to which the city belongs. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
Cities in Malawi | |||||||
rank | city | Residents | region | ||||
1977 census | 1987 census | 1998 census | 2008 census | 2018 census | |||
1. | Lilongwe | 102.924 | 223,318 | 435.964 | 674.448 | 989.318 | Central region |
2. | Blantyre | 222.153 | 333.120 | 478.155 | 661.256 | 800.264 | Southern Region |
3. | Mzuzu | 16,108 | 44,217 | 87.030 | 133,968 | 221.272 | Northern region |
4th | Zomba | 24,234 | 43,250 | 64,115 | 88,314 | 105.013 | Southern Region |
5. | Karonga | 11,873 | 19,667 | 27,816 | 40,334 | 61,609 | Northern region |
6th | Kasungu | k. A. | 11,591 | 26,137 | 39,640 | 58,653 | Central region |
7th | Mangochi | 3,341 | 14,758 | 27,055 | 39,575 | 53,498 | Southern Region |
8th. | Salima | 4,646 | 10,618 | 20,332 | 27,852 | 36,789 | Central region |
9. | Liwonde | k. A. | 8,694 | 15,698 | 22,927 | 36,421 | Southern Region |
10. | Balaka | k. A. | 9,064 | 14,347 | 22,733 | 36,308 | Southern Region |
11. | Dedza | 5,448 | 16,899 | 15,259 | 20,241 | 30,928 | Central region |
12. | Nkhotakota | 10,312 | 12.163 | 19,421 | 24,726 | 28,350 | Central region |
13. | Mchinji | 1,962 | 4,921 | 11,479 | 17,881 | 28,011 | Central region |
14th | Nsanje | 6.091 | 11.009 | 16,941 | 20.179 | 26,844 | Southern Region |
15th | Mzimba | 4,962 | 7,687 | 13,869 | 20,994 | 26.096 | Northern region |
16. | Mponela | k. A. | k. A. | 9,921 | 14,332 | 24,543 | Central region |
17th | Rumphi | 3,998 | 7.156 | 13,977 | 17,845 | 22,358 | Northern region |
18th | Ntcheu | 1,300 | 5,814 | 8,118 | 14,642 | 21,241 | Central region |
19th | Mwanza | k. A. | 4,743 | 8,118 | 14,226 | 18,039 | Southern Region |
20th | Chitipa | k. A. | 4,925 | 7.136 | 14,753 | 17,743 | Northern region |
21st | Monkey Bay | k. A. | 5,649 | 8,793 | 11,246 | 14,955 | Southern Region |
22nd | Mulanje | k. A. | 7.113 | 12,569 | 14,497 | 14,782 | Southern Region |
23. | Nkhata Bay | 4,000 | 6,494 | 9.424 | 11,269 | 14,274 | Northern region |
24. | Luchenza | k. A. | 4,728 | 8,825 | 10,896 | 12,600 | Southern Region |
25th | Ntchisi | k. A. | 3,073 | 5,323 | 7,918 | 9,357 | Central region |
26th | Thyolo | 4,200 | 4,449 | 5,337 | 7,693 | 7,843 | Southern Region |
27. | Dowa | 2,100 | k. A. | 4,482 | 4,765 | 7.135 | Central region |
28. | Ngabu | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 7,032 | Southern Region |
29 | Chipoka | k. A. | k. A. | 3,986 | 5,476 | 6,395 | Central region |
30th | Phalombe | k. A. | k. A. | 2,592 | 4,935 | 6,242 | Southern Region |
31. | Chikwawa | k. A. | 4,353 | 6,765 | 6,987 | 6.114 | Southern Region |
See also
Web links
- National Statistical Office of Malawi (English)
- City Population: Population of cities in Malawi 1977-2018 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Population: Population figures of the cities in Malawi 1977 to 2018 (English), accessed on September 21, 2019