Businesses in Dedza

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Dedza

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	9
Hospitals	8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Churches	7
Education	6
Other accommodation	5
Bars, pubs and taverns	5

Dedza Facts

Area	2895.6 km²
Population	906,570
Male Population	434,854 (48.0%)
Female Population	471,716 (52.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+253.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+71.2%
Median Age	17 years (Male: 16.2, Female: 17.9)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.37790, 34.33322

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Dedza Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	256,318	460,792	529,405	783,452	906,570
Population Density	88.5 / km²	159.1 / km²	182.8 / km²	270.6 / km²	313.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dedza Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 48% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Dedza	+205.7%	+70%	+48%
Malawi	+224.6%	+83.1%	+53.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dedza Median Age

Median Age: 17 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Dedza	17 yrs	17.9 yrs	16.2 yrs
Malawi	17.1 yrs	17.4 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Dedza Population Density

Population Density: 313 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Dedza	906,570	2,895.6 km²	313 / km²
Malawi	17.4 million	118,839 km²	146 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dedza Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Dedza CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Dedza	140,580 tn	0.16 tn	48.6 tons/km²
Malawi	2,635,428 tn	0.15 tn	22.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Dedza CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	140,580 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	48.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/8/16	2:07 PM	4.4	93.6 km	10,000 m	27km N of Salima, Malawi	usgs.gov
8/15/15	7:33 AM	4.4	85.9 km	36,080 m	24km ENE of Salima, Malawi	usgs.gov
1/12/10	11:14 PM	4.7	62.8 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
4/12/07	5:39 PM	4.8	86.7 km	13,800 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
9/3/06	4:34 PM	3.8	16.7 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
10/1/00	11:49 AM	4.2	74.7 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
4/9/00	1:57 AM	3.9	44.9 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
8/24/98	12:12 PM	4.8	77.7 km	46,400 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
5/31/96	9:36 AM	4.6	68.5 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
9/30/95	8:46 PM	4.6	61.6 km	33,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Dedza

Dedza is the main township of Dedza District in the Central Region of Malawi. is located about 85 km south of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, off the M1 road to Blantyre at a point where a trans-African highway from Johannesburg enters the country. an ..

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