Districts of Malawi
Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions. Each District is headed by a District Commissioner:
| Region | Name | Population | Total Area | Capital | Index | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Region | Name | Population | Total Area | Capital | Index | Central | Dedza | 830,512 | 3,754 | Dedza | 1 |
| Dowa | 772,569 | 3,077 | Dowa | 2 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasungu | 842,953 | 8,017 | Kasungu | 3 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lilongwe | 2,626,901 | 6,211 | Lilongwe | 4 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mchinji | 602,305 | 3,131 | Mchinji | 5 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nkhotakota | 393,077 | 4,338 | Nkhotakota | 6 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ntcheu | 659,608 | 3,251 | Ntcheu | 7 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ntchisi | 317,069 | 1,709 | Ntchisi | 8 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salima | 478,346 | 2,151 | Salima | 9 | - | Central | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern | Chitipa | 234,927 | 4,334 | Chitipa | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern | Karonga | 365,028 | 3,416 | Karonga | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern | Likoma | 14,527 | 20 | Likoma | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern | Mzimba | 1,161,456 | 10,473 | Mzimba | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern | Nkhata Bay | 284,681 | 4,182 | Nkhata Bay | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern | Rumphi | 229,161 | 4,560 | Rumphi | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Balaka | 438,379 | 2,142 | Balaka | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Blantyre | 1,251,484 | 2,025 | Blantyre | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Chikwawa | 564,684 | 4,878 | Chikwawa | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Chiradzulu | 356,875 | 761 | Chiradzulu | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Machinga | 735,438 | 3,582 | Machinga | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Mangochi | 1,148,611 | 6,729 | Mangochi | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Mulanje | 684,107 | 2,005 | Mulanje | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Mwanza | 130,949 | 756 | Mwanza | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Nsanje | 299,168 | 1,945 | Nsanje | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Thyolo | 721,456 | 1,666 | Thyolo | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Phalombe | 429,450 | 1,323 | Phalombe | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Zomba | 851,737 | 2,405 | Zomba | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern | Neno | 138,291 | 1,561 | Neno | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |