Mulanje District
# Mulanje District

Mulanje is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mulanje. The district covers an area of 2,056 km.² and has a population of 428,322. It is also known for its tea growing industry and Mount Mulanje which is one of the highest peaks in Southern Africa.

## Demographics

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Mulanje District by ethnic group was as follows:

* 82.8% Lomwe
* 11.0% Mang'anja
* 3.8% Yao
* 0.7% Chewa
* 0.6% Ngoni
* 0.4% Sena
* 0.3% Nyanja
* 0.2% Tumbuka
* 0.1% Tonga
* 0.0% Nkhonde
* 0.0% Lambya
* 0.0% Sukwa
* 0.3% Others

## Government and administrative divisions

There are nine National Assembly constituencies in Mulanje:

* Mulanje - Bale
* Mulanje - Central
* Mulanje - Limbuli
* Mulanje - North
* Mulanje - Pasani
* Mulanje - South
* Mulanje - South East
* Mulanje - South West
* Mulanje - West

Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.

