Chiradzulu is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Chiradzulu. The district covers an area of 761 km.² and has a population of 356,875
Demographics At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Chiradzulu District by ethnic group was as follows:2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census Main Report 69.3% Lomwe 18.6% Yao 4.2% Ngoni 3.2% Chewa 1.9% Nyanja 1.7% Mang'anja 0.4% Sena 0.3% Tumbuka 0.1% Tonga 0.0% Nkhonde 0.0% Lambya 0.0% Sukwa 0.2% Others
Government and administrative divisions
There are five National Assembly constituencies in Chiradzulu:
Chiradzulu - Central Chiradzulu - East Chiradzulu - North Chiradzulu - South Chiradzulo - West
Since the 2009 general election all of these constituencies have been represented by politicians from the Democratic Progressive Party.
Notable people Harry Kambwiri Matecheta aka Reverend Harry (1870 – 1962) was born here he became the first African clergy and moderator in Malawi. Roseby Dinala was born here in 1937. She went on to be a leading Malawi Congress Party supporter to both Hastings Banda and President Chakwera.
See also Masanjala
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