Businesses in Mzimba

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mzimba

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	18
Public administration	11
Churches	10
Shopping	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Primary and elementary schools	5
Hotels and motels	5

Mzimba Facts

Area	8794.6 km²
Population	1,186,416
Male Population	576,971 (48.6%)
Female Population	609,445 (51.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+387.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+91.3%
Median Age	16.9 years (Male: 16.4, Female: 17.3)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-11.90000, 33.60000

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Mzimba Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	243,438	485,853	620,086	1,025,845	1,186,416
Population Density	27.7 / km²	55.2 / km²	70.5 / km²	116.6 / km²	134.9 / km²

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

Mzimba Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 65.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mzimba	+321.4%	+111.1%	+65.4%
Malawi	+224.6%	+83.1%	+53.9%

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

Mzimba Median Age

Median Age: 16.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mzimba	16.9 yrs	17.3 yrs	16.4 yrs
Malawi	17.1 yrs	17.4 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Mzimba Population Density

Population Density: 135 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mzimba	1.2 million	8,794.6 km²	135 / 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

Mzimba Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1700 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

Mzimba CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mzimba	186,524 tn	0.16 tn	21.2 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

Mzimba CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	186,524 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	21.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (3.6)

* 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
9/7/16	4:24 AM	4.6	96.6 km	10,000 m	18km NNE of Nkhata Bay, Malawi	usgs.gov
12/16/01	11:52 PM	4.6	91.4 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
9/3/99	2:03 AM	4.1	63.1 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
9/7/96	5:20 AM	4.3	59.2 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
9/5/89	9:41 PM	3.9	69.4 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
9/5/89	8:49 PM	5.4	94.5 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
4/9/89	7:53 PM	4.2	72.2 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
3/31/88	3:23 AM	4.3	77.2 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
10/26/87	12:59 PM	4.4	97.7 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
8/12/85	1:45 PM	4.1	25.6 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mzimba

is a town in the Mzimba District of Malawi. The district comprises descendants of Tumbuka and Ngoni peoples. district of Mzimba comprises a number of Traditional Authorities from the Ngoni people. The head of these Traditional Authorities, or Para..

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