Mzimba is a town in the

Mzimba Mzimba is a town in the Mzimba District of Malawi. The district is inhabited by descendants of Tumbuka and few Ngoni people. The district of Mzimba has a number of Traditional Authorities from the Ngoni people. The head of these Traditional A ...

District of

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. The district is inhabited by descendants of

Tumbuka Tumbuka may refer to: *Tumbuka people, a Bantu people of eastern Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania **Tumbuka language Chitumbuka (also known as Senga) is a Bantu languages, Bantu language which is spoken primarily in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, and Zim ...

and few Ngoni people. The district of Mzimba has a number of Traditional Authorities from the

Ngoni people The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in the present-day Southern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. The Ngoni trace their origins to the Nguni people, Nguni and Zulu people, Zulu people of KwaZulu-Na ...

. The head of these Traditional Authorities, or Paramount Chief (

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), is M'Mbelwa V. Formerly an administrative centre, the town has declined in importance since 1940. The surrounding region includes the

Mzimba Plain Mzimba is a town in the Mzimba District of Malawi. The district is inhabited by descendants of Tumbuka and few Ngoni people. The district of Mzimba has a number of Traditional Authorities from the Ngoni people. The head of these Traditional ...

, the northern extension of the Central Region Plateau,

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(5,742 feet ,750 metres, and the

Viphya Mountains The Viphya Mountains, also known as the Viphya Plateau or Viphya Highlands, are a mountain range in located in Chikangawa in Malawi's Northern Region. The word viphya means "New (things)" in the Tumbuka language. Geography The range runs north- ...

. Poor soils support subsistence agriculture, as well as a Turkish-tobacco cash crop. Pop. (2008) 20,756.

Climate

Demographics

Mzimba Population by Tribe

Mzimba Population by Religion

Notable residents

Goodall Edward Gondwe Goodall Edward Gondwe (1 December 1936 – 8 August 2023) was a Malawian economist who served in his country's cabinet as Minister of Finance on two occasions: from 2004 to 2009, and from 2014 to 2019. He also served as Minister of Local Governm ...

Former Minister of Finance and a Politician. * Mwayi Kumwenda Malawi star and international Netball player.

References

Populated places in Northern Region, Malawi {{malawi-geo-stub