Blantyre is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi . The capital is Blantyre , a commercial city where most Malawian industrial and business offices are. The district covers an area of 2,012 km² and has a population of 809,397. It was named after Blantyre , the birth village of David Livingstone in Scotland , one of the first missionary explorers who came to Nyasaland , as Malawi was called before independence in 1964. It is also a main trading point besides the other large cities in Malawi. The other large cities are Lilongwe , which is located in the central region, and Mzuzu , which is in the northern part of Malawi.
5-540: At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi , the distribution of the population of Blantyre District by ethnic group was as follows: Government and administrative divisions There are twelve National Assembly constituencies in Blantyre: Elections Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party . Another election
10-580: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2018 Census of Malawi The 2018 Malawi census was the sixth national census in Malawi, which took place on 3-23 September 2018. The population of Malawi was counted as 17,563,749 – an increase of 4,534,251 (34.8%) over the 2008 census . Preliminary results from the 2018 census were released to the public in December 2018 and final results in May 2019, from
15-529: The National Statistical Office of Malawi website. The next Malawian census is set to be held in September 2028. The 2018 projected population of Malawi was 17,931,637 based on the medium variant of projections based on the 2008 census. The actual enumerated population was 17,563,749 which was about 98% the size of the 2018 projection. Population counts for regions of Malawi . All figures are for
20-401: The census de jure population count. In 2018, 17,506,538 people (99.67%) were born in Malawi, with 57,211 (0.33%) born abroad. The 2018 census asked a question on ethnicity for the first time and the five largest ethnic groups were Chewa (34.4%), Lomwe (18.9%), Yao (13.3%), Ngoni (10.4%), and Tumbuka (9.2%). Data is for the population that stated their ethnicity. According to
25-603: Was conducted on 20 May 2014 , this was the first tripartite elections where voters chose Councillors, Members of Parliament and President. Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika won with 1,904,399 votes (36.4%). Main Markets Limbe market and Blantyre Market are main markets in Blantyre city. Most of the shops are owned by Malawians of Asian origin. 15°30′S 35°00′E / 15.500°S 35.000°E / -15.500; 35.000 This Malawi location article
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