Mzimba

Coordinates: 11°54′S 33°36′E / 11.900°S 33.600°E / -11.900; 33.600

Mzimba
Mzimba

Location in Malawi

Coordinates: 11°54′S 33°36′E / 11.900°S 33.600°E / -11.900; 33.600
Country  Malawi
Region Northern Region
District Mzimba District
Population (2008)
 • Total 26,224
Time zone +2
Climate Cwa

Mzimba is a town in the Mzimba District of Malawi. The district comprises descendants of Tumbuka and Ngoni peoples.

The district of Mzimba comprises a number of Traditional Authorities from the Ngoni people. The head of these Traditional Authorities, or Paramount Chief (Inkosi ya Makosi), is M'Mbelwa IV.

Climate

Climate data for Mzimba (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.5
(76.1)		 22.8
(73)		 22.4
(72.3)		 23.6
(74.5)		 26.1
(79)		 27.9
(82.2)		 28.2
(82.8)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.3
(77.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)		 20.4
(68.7)		 20.4
(68.7)		 19.9
(67.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 16.3
(61.3)		 16.1
(61)		 17.6
(63.7)		 20.1
(68.2)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.2
(72)		 21.0
(69.8)		 19.6
(67.3)
Average low °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)		 16.2
(61.2)		 16.1
(61)		 15.7
(60.3)		 13.5
(56.3)		 10.8
(51.4)		 10.5
(50.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 14.2
(57.6)		 16.7
(62.1)		 17.3
(63.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 14.9
(58.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 229.5
(9.035)		 191.5
(7.539)		 164.0
(6.457)		 43.3
(1.705)		 8.4
(0.331)		 0.9
(0.035)		 0.9
(0.035)		 0.3
(0.012)		 0.6
(0.024)		 5.0
(0.197)		 55.9
(2.201)		 203.0
(7.992)		 903.3
(35.563)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 20 18 16 7 2 1 2 1 1 2 7 18 95
Average relative humidity (%) 83 84 83 79 74 71 69 63 56 55 63 79 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 142.6 140.0 173.6 216.0 266.6 267.0 272.8 297.6 303.0 313.1 240.0 164.3 2,796.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.6 5.0 5.6 7.2 8.6 8.9 8.8 9.6 10.1 10.1 8.0 5.3 7.65
Source: NOAA[1]


Demographics

Year Population[2]
1987 7 687
1998 13 869
2008 26 224

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Mzimba Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ↑ World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.