Neno is a
district
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in the
Southern Region of
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...
. The district has a 2016 population of approximately 158,000. District
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest c ...
in 2003 was split into two districts, Neno and Mwanza, under the decentralisation program.
Demographics
At the time of the
2018 Census of Malawi
The 2018 Malawi census was the sixth national census in Malawi, which took place on 3-23 September 2018. The population of Malawi was counted as 17,563,749 – an increase of 4,534,251 (34.8%) over the 2008 census.
Preliminary results from the ...
, the distribution of the population of Neno District by
ethnic group was as follows:
* 66.4%
Ngoni
* 13.1%
Lomwe
* 9.6%
Chewa
Chewa may refer to:
*the Chewa people
*the Chewa language
Chewa (also known as Nyanja, ) is a Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, Southeast and East Africa, namely the countries of Malawi , where it is an official language, and Mozambiq ...
* 4.8%
Mang'anja
The Mang'anja are a Bantu people of central and southern Africa, particularly around Chikwawa in the Shire River valley of southern Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked co ...
* 2.1%
Yao
* 2.0%
Sena
* 0.5%
Tumbuka
* 0.2%
Nyanja
Chewa (also known as Nyanja, ) is a Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, Southeast and East Africa, namely the countries of Malawi , where it is an official language, and Mozambique and Zambia. The noun class prefix ''chi-'' is used for l ...
* 0.1%
Tonga
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* 0.1%
Nkhonde
* 0.1%
Lambya
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* 0.0%
Sukwa
* 1.0% Others
Government and administrative divisions
There are two
National Assembly
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constituencies in Neno:
* Neno - North
* Neno - South
Since the
2009 election both constituencies have been held by members of the
Democratic Progressive Party.
References
Districts of Malawi
Districts in Southern Region, Malawi
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