Neno District
Neno is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The district has a 2016 population of approximately 158,000. District Mwanza in 2003 was split into two districts, Neno and Mwanza, under the decentralisation program.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Neno District by ethnic group was as follows:[1]
- 66.4% Ngoni
- 13.1% Lomwe
- 9.6% Chewa
- 4.8% Mang'anja
- 2.1% Yao
- 2.0% Sena
- 0.5% Tumbuka
- 0.2% Nyanja
- 0.1% Tonga
- 0.1% Nkhonde
- 0.1% Lambya
- 0.0% Sukwa
- 1.0% Others
Government and administrative divisions
[edit]There are two National Assembly constituencies in Neno:
- Neno - North
- Neno - South
Since the 2009 election both constituencies have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census Main Report
- ^ "Parliament of Malawi - Members of Parliament - Neno District". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
16°10′S 35°10′E / 16.167°S 35.167°E
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