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Blantyre District

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Blantyre is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Blantyre, a commercial city where most Malawian industrial and business offices are. The district covers an area of 2,012 kmĀ² and has a population of 809,397. It was named after Blantyre, the birth village of Dr David Livingstone in Scotland, one of the first missionary explorers who came to Nyasaland, as Malawi was originally called before independence. It is also a main trading point besides the other large cities in Malawi.

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Map of Blantyre, Malawi

Government and administrative divisions

There are twelve National Assembly constituencies in Blantyre:

  • Blantyre - Bangwe
  • Blantyre - City East
  • Blantyre - City South
  • Blantyre - City South East
  • Blantyre - City West
  • Blantyre - Kabula
  • Blantyre - Malabada
  • Blantyre - North
  • Blantyre - North East
  • Blantyre - Rural East
  • Blantyre - West
  • Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.

    Cities and Towns in Blantyre District

  • Blantyre (capital)
  • Chiwembe
  • Limbe
  • Bangwe
  • References

    Blantyre District Wikipedia


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