Luwinga | |
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Coordinates: 11°25′00″S 33°59′50″E / 11.41667°S 33.99722°E | |
Country | Malawi |
Region | Northern Region, Malawi |
Municipality | Mzimba District |
Established | 1960 |
Area | |
• Total | 19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 11,727 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2018) | |
• Black African | 95.2% |
• Asian | 4.8% |
• White Malawians | 1.0% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2018) | |
• Tumbuka | 88.8% |
• Chewa | 4.0% |
• Tonga | 3.2% |
• Ngonde | 1.0% |
• Other | 3.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 |
Luwinga is a town north of Mzuzu city in Mzimba District, Malawi and forms part of the Mzuzu municipality. [1] [2] [3] [4] Institutions found in Luwinga include the third biggest referral hospital in Malawi, Mzuzu Central Hospital and Mzuzu University. [5] [6] [4] [7] [8]
Luwinga is divided into many suburbs. Some of the notable suburbs include:
Luwinga is one of the smaller industrial nodes of Mzuzu city and although many industries are scattered around the town. Notable industries that operate from Luwinga include:
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