Machinga District

Machinga is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Machinga. The district covers an area of 3,771 km.² and has a population of 369,614.

Government and administrative divisions

There are seven National Assembly constituencies in Machinga:

Machinga - Central
Machinga - Central East
Machinga - East
Machinga - Likwenu
Machinga - North East
Machinga - South
Machinga - South East

Since the 2009 general election most of these constituencies (except Machinga Central and Machinga Likwenu, which have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party) have been represented by politicians from the United Democratic Front.^[1]

References

↑ Parliament of Malawi - Members of Parliament - Machinga District

Regions and districts of Malawi

Northern Region	Chitipa Karonga Likoma Mzimba Nkhata Bay Rumphi

Central Region	Dedza Dowa Kasungu Lilongwe Mchinji Nkhotakota Ntcheu Ntchisi Salima

Southern Region	Balaka Blantyre Chikwawa Chiradzulu Machinga Mangochi Mulanje Mwanza Neno Nsanje Phalombe Thyolo Zomba

Coordinates: 14°55′S 35°40′E / 14.917°S 35.667°E / -14.917; 35.667

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