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Mzuzu

Administration
Full nameMzuzu
Official nameMzuzu
CountryMalawi
RegionNorthern Region
Demography
Total Population175345 (2008)
Other information
Time zone+2 (UTC)

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Mzuzu (formerly called Kaningina) is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city, by population, in Malawi. The City has 128,432 residents plus 20,000 commuters (Mzuzu University students) with about 1.7 million people living around the outskirts of the city. It is situated in Mzimba District, in the center of an agricultural region, and the area surrounding the city specializes in tea, rubber, and coffee cultivation. The Viphya Forest to the south of the city is the largest man-made forest in Africa.


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