Rumphi District

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Rumphi is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Rumphi. The district covers an area of 4,769 km.² and has a population of 128,360.

Geography

Rumphi District extends from Lake Malawi in the east to the Zambian border in the west. The northern end of the Mzimba Plain extends into the eastern portion of the district. Most of the district is drained by the South Rukuru River and its tributaries. The Viphya Mountains extend into the southeastern portion of the district, and much of central portion of the district lies on the Nyika Plateau.

• 96.2% Tumbuka
• 2.0% Chewa
• 1.2% Ngoni
• 0.8% Nkhonde
• 0.8% Tonga
• 0.8% Lambya
• 0.5% Lomwe
• 0.9% Yao
• 0.3% Sukwa
• 0.1% Mang'anja
• 0.1% Sena
• 0.1%
  Nyanja
• 0.5% Others

Government and administrative divisions

There are three

• Rumphi - East
• Rumphi - North
• Rumphi - West

Since the

• Edgar Chibaka, founder and Managing Editor of the Nyasa Times one of Malawi's top online and print newspaper.
• Chakufwa Chihana 'the father of Malawian Democracy', founder of AFORD
• Dindi Gowa Nyasulu, Malawian engineer and former President of AFORD
• Kamlepo Kalua, president of an opposition party
• Dennis Nkhwazi, a former member of the cabinet
• Mwiza Munthali, talk show host and activist
• Kenneth Thindwa, pharmacist, entrepreneur and politician
• Moses Chirambo, ophthalmologist, entrepreneur, and politician
• Robert Ng'ambi, soccer player
• Gabadhinyo Mhango, soccer player
• Jacob Kumwenda, Entrepreneur, Agribusiness Specialist and Project Manager at ACE

References

10°45′S 33°50′E / 10.750°S 33.833°E / -10.750; 33.833

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