Districts of Malawi


is divided into 28 districts within three regions. Each District is headed by a District Commissioner:
RegionNamePopulation Total Area CapitalIndex------
RegionNamePopulation Total Area CapitalIndexCentralDedza830,5123,754Dedza1
Dowa772,5693,077Dowa2-Central-----
Kasungu842,9538,017Kasungu3-Central-----
Lilongwe2,626,9016,211Lilongwe4-Central-----
Mchinji602,3053,131Mchinji5-Central-----
Nkhotakota395,8974,338Nkhotakota6-Central-----
Ntcheu659,6083,251Ntcheu7-Central-----
Ntchisi317,0691,709Ntchisi8-Central-----
Salima478,3462,151Salima9-Central-----
NorthernChitipa234,9274,334Chitipa10------
NorthernKaronga365,0283,416Karonga11------
NorthernLikoma14,52720Likoma12------
NorthernMzimba1,157,52210,619Mzimba13------
NorthernNkhata Bay285,7954,182Nkhata Bay14------
NorthernRumphi229,1614,560Rumphi15------
Southern Balaka438,3792,142Balaka16------
Southern Blantyre1,251,4842,025Blantyre17------
Southern Chikwawa564,6844,878Chikwawa18------
Southern Chiradzulu356,875761Chiradzulu19------
Southern Machinga735,4383,582Machinga20------
Southern Mangochi1,148,6116,729Mangochi21------
Southern Mulanje684,1072,005Mulanje22------
Southern Mwanza130,949756Mwanza23------
Southern Nsanje299,1681,945Nsanje24------
Southern Thyolo721,4561,666Thyolo25------
Southern Phalombe429,4501,323Phalombe26------
Southern Zomba851,7372,405Zomba27------
Southern Neno138,2911,561Neno28------