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'''Mzimba''' is a town in the [[Mzimba District|Mzimba]] District of [[Malawi]]. The district is inhabited by descendants of [[Tumbuka people|Tumbuka]] and few [[Ngoni people|Ngoni]] people.

The district of Mzimba has a number of [[Mzimba Traditional Authorities|Traditional Authorities]] from the [[Ngoni people]]. The head of these Traditional Authorities, or Paramount Chief ([[Inkosi]]), is [[M'mbelwa V|M'Mbelwa V]].

Formerly an administrative centre, the town has declined in importance since 1940. The surrounding region includes the [[Mzimba Plain]], the northern extension of the Central Region Plateau, [[Mount Hora]] (5,742 feet [1,750 metres]), and the [[Viphya Mountains]]. Poor soils support subsistence agriculture, as well as a Turkish-tobacco cash crop. Pop. (2008) 20,756.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mzimba {{!}} Malawi {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Mzimba |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Climate==
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|location = Mzimba (1961–1990)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 25.4
|Feb high C = 25.6
|Mar high C = 25.7
|Apr high C = 25.3
|May high C = 24.5
|Jun high C = 22.8
|Jul high C = 22.4
|Aug high C = 23.6
|Sep high C = 26.1
|Oct high C = 27.9
|Nov high C = 28.2
|Dec high C = 26.4
|year high C = 25.3
|Jan mean C = 20.3
|Feb mean C = 20.4
|Mar mean C = 20.4
|Apr mean C = 19.9
|May mean C = 18.3
|Jun mean C = 16.3
|Jul mean C = 16.1
|Aug mean C = 17.6
|Sep mean C = 20.1
|Oct mean C = 22.3
|Nov mean C = 22.2
|Dec mean C = 21.0
|year mean C = 19.6
|Jan low C = 16.3
|Feb low C = 16.2
|Mar low C = 16.1
|Apr low C = 15.7
|May low C = 13.5
|Jun low C = 10.8
|Jul low C = 10.5
|Aug low C = 15.1
|Sep low C = 14.2
|Oct low C = 16.7
|Nov low C = 17.3
|Dec low C = 16.7
|year low C = 14.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 229.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 191.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 164.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 43.3
|May precipitation mm = 8.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 5.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 55.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 203.0
|year precipitation mm = 903.3
|Jan humidity = 83
|Feb humidity = 84
|Mar humidity = 83
|Apr humidity = 79
|May humidity = 74
|Jun humidity = 71
|Jul humidity = 69
|Aug humidity = 63
|Sep humidity = 56
|Oct humidity = 55
|Nov humidity = 63
|Dec humidity = 79
|year humidity = 72
|unit precipitation days = 0.3 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 20
|Feb precipitation days = 18
|Mar precipitation days = 16
|Apr precipitation days = 7
|May precipitation days = 2
|Jun precipitation days = 1
|Jul precipitation days = 2
|Aug precipitation days = 1
|Sep precipitation days = 1
|Oct precipitation days = 2
|Nov precipitation days = 7
|Dec precipitation days = 18
|year precipitation days = 95
|Jan sun = 142.6
|Feb sun = 140.0
|Mar sun = 173.6
|Apr sun = 216.0
|May sun = 266.6
|Jun sun = 267.0
|Jul sun = 272.8
|Aug sun = 297.6
|Sep sun = 303.0
|Oct sun = 313.1
|Nov sun = 240.0
|Dec sun = 164.3
|year sun = 2796.6
|Jand sun = 4.6
|Febd sun = 5.0
|Mard sun = 5.6
|Aprd sun = 7.2
|Mayd sun = 8.6
|Jund sun = 8.9
|Juld sun = 8.8
|Augd sun = 9.6
|Sepd sun = 10.1
|Octd sun = 10.1
|Novd sun = 8.0
|Decd sun = 5.3
|yeard sun = 
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/MW/67485.TXT
| server = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| title = Mzimba Climate Normals 1961–1990
| accessdate = 10 August 2016}}</ref>
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==Demographics==

=== Mzimba Population by Tribe ===
{| class="wikitable"
|Tribe
|[[Tumbuka people|Tumbuka]]
|[[Chewa people|Chewa]]
|Ngoni
|Tonga
|Others
|-
|Percentage
|86.25%
|5.19%
|6.61%
|5.23%
|8.72%
|}

=== Mzimba Population by Religion ===
{| class="wikitable"
|Religion
|Christian
|Islam
|Others
|No Religion
|-
|Percentage
|88.53%
|1.72%
|9.52%
|0.23%
|}
{| class="wikitable" 
! Year
! Population<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223224/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&srt=pnan&col=dq&geo=-150 World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population]</ref><ref name="Census2018">{{cite web|url=http://www.nsomalawi.mw/images/stories/data_on_line/demography/census_2018/2018%20Malawi%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20Main%20Report.pdf|title=2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report |publisher=Malawi National Statistical Office |accessdate=25 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1977
| 4,962
|-	
| 1987
| 7,687
|-
| 1998 
| 13,742
|-	
| 2008 
| 20,994
|-
| 2018
| 26,096
|}

==Notable residents==
*[[Goodall Edward Gondwe]] Former Minister of Finance and a Politician.
*[[Mwayi Kumwenda]] Malawi star and international Netball player.



==References==
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{{Mzimba District}}
[[Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Malawi]]

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