Mwanza District

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Location of Mwanza District in Malawi

Mwanza is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mwanza. The district covers an area of 2,259 km.² and has a population of 138,015.

Mwanza is a boarder town whos economy is based largly on transport. The agricultural economy for many years has depended upon citrus fruits (tangerine, lemon and grapefruit) and is one of the only favourable areas in the country to grow such crops. The citrus industry has been in decline for over a decade and the crop is slowly declining despite efforts by the citus growers association ZIPATSO.

Mwanza in 2003 was split into two districts Neno and Mwanza under the decentralisation program. Neno Population is 75,000

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Districts of Malawi Flag of Malawi
Central Region
Dedza | Dowa | Kasungu | Lilongwe | Mchinji | Nkhotakota | Ntcheu | Ntchisi | Salima
Northern Region
Chitipa | Karonga | Likoma | Mzimba | Nkhata Bay | Rumphi
Southern Region
Balaka | Blantyre | Chikwawa | Chiradzulu | Machinga | Mangochi | Mulanje | Mwanza | Nsanje | Phalombe | Thyolo | Zomba

Coordinates: 15°35′S, 34°35′E

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