Ntcheu is a district

Districts of Malawi

||Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions. Each District is headed by a District Commissioner:*Central Region**1 Dedza**2 Dowa**3 Kasungu**4 Lilongwe**5 Mchinji**6 Nkhotakota**7 Ntcheu**8 Ntchisi**9 Salima* Northern Region...

 in the Central Region

Central Region, Malawi

The Central Region of Malawi, population 5,491,034 , covers an area of 35,592 km². Its capital city is Lilongwe, which is also the national capital...

 of Malawi

Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

. It borders with the country of Mozambique

Mozambique

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. The district headquarters known as BOMA in local language is located in Village Headman Yeneya and the place is commonly called Mphate. The district covers an area of 3,424 km.² and has a population of 474,464 according to 2008 Malawi population Census. Out of that 226,567 are males and 247,897 are females. It lies half way between Malawi's majors cities of Blantyre

Blantyre, Malawi

Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe...

 and Lilongwe

Lilongwe

Lilongwe, estimated population 902,388 as of 2009, is the capital and largest city of Malawi. It lies in the country's central region, on the Lilongwe River, near the border of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, and on the main north-south highway of Malawi, the M1.-History:The city started life as a...

 the capital city.

Culture

Most of the occupants of Ntcheu District are of Ngoni origin, descendants of the Maseko of Swaziland's Amaswati people. They are thus connected to the Ngoni of mzimba district in the northern part of Malawi. The paramount Chief is Inkosi yamakosi Gomani and the traditional Authorities are Njolomole, Kalumbu, Kwataine, Ganya, Makwangwala, Chakhumbira, Mpando and Champiti.

Demographics

According to 2008 Malawi population census, people aged 18 and over distributed by Traditional Authority were as follows: Phambala 55,168; Mpando 50,528; Kwataine 41,338; Sub Chief (S/C) Champiti 15,790; Njolomole/Kalumbu 54,527; Chakhumbira 25,659; S/C Goodson Ganya 106,910; Masasa 24,691; and Mphate 14,680.

Resources

The district is well known for its vegetable production like cabbages, tomatoes and Irish potatoes at Njolomole, Lizulu and Tsangano turn off. Most of the people travelling between the two main cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre always make a stop over to purchase these products. Apart from this main road of M1, Ntcheu district is also well connected with other districts on the Lake shore using Kasinje road (M5) to the Lake shore road going through Golomoti, Chipoka, Nkhota Kota and Nkhata bay districts.

Politics

With the dawn of multiparty politics in 1994 in Malawi, Ntchewu District may be regarded as a swing district as regards to the three major parties in Malawi, these are: Alliance for Democrancy (AFORD), United Democratic Front (UDF) and Malawi Congress Party (MCP).

Notable Malawians from Ntcheu

The arrival of the religious missionaries within the district in the 19th Century establishing, Gowa Mission, Mlanda Mission, Muluma Mission and Dombole Mission provided the early advantage of village education to the rural areas within the district. No wonder the district has provided the Malawi nation with some of the brightest nationals ever such as

• Academics: Brown Chiphamb
  Brown Chimphamba
  Brown Chimphamba is a Malawian academic, civil servant and diplomat. He is the former Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was also the chairman of the commission which ran the 1993 referendum which ended the rule of Hastings Banda's Malawi Congress Party...
  
  a, Prof Mankhambela,
• Government executives, Politicians & Civil Servants: Sam Mpasu, Kelly Zidana, Mihowa, Percy Kachipande
  Percy Kachipande
  Safiel Percy Kachipande was born in Ntcheu, Malawi. He is a former civil servant and diplomat for Malawi diplomatic missions to Germany, US and South Africa ....
  
  , Chimuzu, Lucius Chipendo and Galimoto.
• Entertainmeners: Angela Mizinga "Tigris
  Tigris (singer)
  Born Angela Tigris Mizinga on 14 May 1988 to Mr and Mrs T.J. Mizinga as their last born of 10 children and from Ntcheu District Malawi, Tigris is not a signed artist yet but already has a wide range fan base across Africa and beyond, thanks to the performance she had this year at the Big Brother...
  
  ".