Salima is a district in the Central Region of Malawi . The city of Salima is the district's capital. The district covers an area of 2,196 km.² and has a population of 478,346. The beach at Senga Bay is the weekend retreat of many from the capital, Lilongwe, and has hosted the annual Lake of Stars festival since 2008, when it was moved from Chintheche in order to be less remote. There is a range of accommodation options in the area, though most are a few kilometers off the main road.
4-747: At the 2018 Census of Malawi , the distribution of the population of Salima district by ethnic group was as follows: There are five National Assembly constituencies in Salima: Since the 2009 election most of these constituencies (except Salima South, which has been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party ), have been held by members of the Malawi Congress Party . 13°45′S 34°30′E / 13.750°S 34.500°E / -13.750; 34.500 This Malawi location article
8-592: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2018 Census of Malawi The 2018 Malawi census was the sixth national census in Malawi, which took place on 3-23 September 2018. The population of Malawi was counted as 17,563,749 – an increase of 4,534,251 (34.8%) over the 2008 census . Preliminary results from the 2018 census were released to the public in December 2018 and final results in May 2019, from
12-545: The National Statistical Office of Malawi website. The next Malawian census is set to be held in September 2028. The 2018 projected population of Malawi was 17,931,637 based on the medium variant of projections based on the 2008 census. The actual enumerated population was 17,563,749 which was about 98% the size of the 2018 projection. Population counts for regions of Malawi . All figures are for
16-401: The census de jure population count. In 2018, 17,506,538 people (99.67%) were born in Malawi, with 57,211 (0.33%) born abroad. The 2018 census asked a question on ethnicity for the first time and the five largest ethnic groups were Chewa (34.4%), Lomwe (18.9%), Yao (13.3%), Ngoni (10.4%), and Tumbuka (9.2%). Data is for the population that stated their ethnicity. According to
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