Southern Region, Malawi
Facts and figures on Southern Region at a glance
Region name: Southern Region (Southern Region)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 7,750,629 people
Country: Malawi
Continent: Africa
The regional headquarters of Southern Region (Southern Region) is located in the regional capital Blantyre (Blantyre) with a population of 584,877 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Southern Region's regional capital Blantyre to Malawi's capital Lilongwe (Lilongwe) is approximately 241 km (149 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Southern Region Southern Region | 7,750,629 people | Blantyre Blantyre | 584,877 people |
Compare with other regions in Malawi.
Map of Southern Region
Information on Southern Region
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Southern Region Southern Region | Blantyre Blantyre | 13 | Malawi | Africa |
Time in Southern Region
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Wed, 6 Dec 2023 - 11:41pm (23:41h) | No | Wed, 6 Dec 2023 - 11:41pm (23:41h) | UTC +2.0 | Africa/Blantyre |
Geographic coordinates of Southern Region
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 15°30'00.0"S (-15.5000000°) | 35°00'00.0"E (35.0000000°) |
Subregions in Southern Region
There are 13 administrative subregions in Southern Region.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Balaka District Balaka District | 1. | 438,379 | Balaka Balaka | 18,902 |
Blantyre District Blantyre District | 2. | 1,250,000 | Blantyre Blantyre | 584,877 |
Chikwawa District Chikwawa District | 3. | 564,684 | Chikwawa Chikwawa | 6,987 |
Chiradzulu District Chiradzulu District | 4. | 356,875 | Chiradzulu Chiradzulu | 1,580 |
Machinga District Machinga District | 5. | 735,438 | Machinga Machinga | 1,418 |
Mangochi District Mangochi District | 6. | 1,148,611 | Mangochi Mangochi | 40,236 |
Mulanje District Mulanje District | 7. | 684,107 | Mulanje Mulanje | 16,483 |
Mwanza District Mwanza District | 8. | 130,949 | Mwanza Mwanza | 11,379 |
Neno District Neno District | 9. | 138,291 | Neno Neno | - |
Nsanje District Nsanje District | 10. | 299,168 | Nsanje Nsanje | 21,774 |
Phalombe District Phalombe District | 11. | 429,450 | Phalombe Phalombe | 2,663 |
Thyolo District Thyolo District | 12. | 721,456 | Thyolo Thyolo | 5,775 |
Zomba District Zomba District | 13. | 850,000 | Zomba Zomba | 80,932 |