Neno District
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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
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
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
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- ↑ 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census Main Report
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