Mzimba District
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Mzimba is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mzimba. The district covers an area of 10,430 km.² and has a population of 610,944. The most common occupations are subsistence farming of maize and beans supplemented by cattle herding, in addition tobacco is grown as a cash crop. There are currently 98 active educational committees in Mzimba.
The district consists of people of Tumbuka origin and descendants of Ngonis from South Africa. However the main language spoken is Tumbuka. The district headquarters is at Mzimba. However, the biggest town is Mzuzu, which is also the administrative headquarters of the Northern Region of Malawi.
Sources
USAID - Aid from the American People - <http://www.usaid.gov/stories/malawi/ss_malawi_taketwo.html>
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