Balaka District
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In this district is the town of Nkaya, an important urban center that serves as the junction point of the country's road-rail systems.
Demographics
At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Balaka District by ethnic group was as follows:
- 36.2% Yao
- 25.2% Lomwe
- 14.2% Ngoni
- 10.0% Chewa
- 6.8%Tumbuka
- 3.3% Sena
- 3.1% Mang'anja
- 0.8% Tonga
- 0.1% Nkhonde
- 0.0% Lambya
- 0.0% Sukwa
- 0.4% Others
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Government and administrative divisions
There are four National Assembly constituencies in Balaka:
- Balaka Central East
- Balaka North
- Balaka South
- Balaka West
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