Malawi,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 northeast,and Mozambique to the east,south and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 19,431,566. Malawi's capital is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre,its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital,Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi,an old name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people.
The History of Malawi covers the area of present-day Malawi. The region was once part of the Maravi Empire. In colonial times,the territory was ruled by the British,under whose control it was known first as British Central Africa and later Nyasaland. It became part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The country achieved full independence,as Malawi,in 1964. After independence,Malawi was ruled as a one-party state under Hastings Banda until 1994.
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malawi,including population density,ethnicity,education level,health of the populace,economic status,religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Nkhotakota (Un-kho-tah-kho-tuh) is a town and one of the districts in the Central Region of Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. As of 2018,Nkhotakota had a population estimated at 28,350. The district had a population of 301.000.
The Central Region of Malawi,population 7,523,340 (2018),covers an area of 35,592 km². Its capital city is Lilongwe,which is also the national capital. The region has an outlet on Lake Malawi and borders neighbouring countries Zambia and Mozambique. The Chewa people make up the majority of the population today.
Bingu wa Mutharika was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democratic Progressive Party,which he founded in February 2005;it obtained a majority in Malawi's parliament in the 2009 general election.
Nkhata Bay is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Nkhata Bay. The district covers an area of 4,071 km.²and has a population of 164,761.
Nkhotakota is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Nkhotakota. The district covers an area of 4,259 km²and has a population of 395,897. The word Nkhotakota means "zig-zag" in Chichewa. It is located along the shore of Lake Malawi.
Cassim Chilumpha is a Malawian politician who was Vice-President of Malawi from June 2004 to May 2009. Later,under President Joyce Banda,he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Mining in April 2012.
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve,is the largest and oldest wildlife reserve in Malawi,near Nkhotakota. The park's hilly terrain features dambos and miombo woodlands as the dominant vegetation,which support a variety of mammal and bird species. Poaching has greatly reduced the number of elephants and other large mammals in Nkhotakota,but conservation efforts to restore the elephant population started when African Parks began managing the reserve in 2015.
Malawian cannabis,particularly the strain known as Malawi Gold,is internationally renowned as one of the finest sativa strains from Africa. According to a World Bank report it is among "the best and finest" marijuana strains in the world,generally regarded as one of the most potent psychoactive pure African sativas. The popularity of this variety has led to such a profound increase in marijuana tourism and economic profit in Malawi that Malawi Gold is listed as one of the three "Big C's" in Malawian exports:chambo,chombe (tea),and chamba (cannabis).
Arthur Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice,specialising in international economic law,international law and comparative constitutional law. He informally served as an adviser to his older brother,President Bingu wa Mutharika,on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.
Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is a Malawian theologian and politician who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. In addition to the Presidency,he also gave himself a cabinet portfolio as Minister of Defence. He has been leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013,and was previously Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly following highly controversial elections held on 21 May 2019 which were overturned by the Constitutional Court. He was appointed chairman of SADC on 17 August at the SADC 41st Annual Summit held on 9 August to 19 august in Lilongwe,Malawi. He was President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 14 May 2013.
Mwaura Isaac Maigua is a Kenyan politician,a disability advocate and a former Nominated Senator in the Kenya's Senate,representing Persons with Disabilities. He was the first Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya with Albinism. He belonged to Jubilee Party until he was ejected. Previously he was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly after having been nominated by the Orange Democratic Movement Party to represents Special Interest Groups. Mwaura served as a Senior Adviser to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga from 2010 to 2012 on Public Policy on Special Interest Groups.
Kanzimbe Solar Power Station,also Salima Solar Power Station,is a 60 megawatts (80,000 hp) solar power plant,under construction,in Malawi,in Southern Africa.
The Jumbes of Nkhotakota were a dynasty of Swahili Arab traders based in Nkhotakota,on the western shore of Lake Malawi. They were running an East-West caravan trade,exchanging cloths from the Swahili coast for ivory and slaves. They introduced the Muslim faith and culture in the Nkhotakota area and were the first to grow rice and coconuts in the region.
Chipata Mountain is a mountain in central Malawi. It is located in Nkhotakota District,north of the town of Mbobo.
Nkhotakota Solar Power Station,is a 21 MW (28,000 hp) solar power plant under construction in Malawi. The solar farm is under development by a consortium comprising independent power producers Phanes Group and rAREH.
Capital punishment has been abolished in Malawi. The country permanently abolished the death penalty by a Malawian Supreme Court ruling in 2021.
