Kasungu District

Kasungu is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Kasungu. The district covers an area of 7,878 km², borders Zambia and has a population of 842,953.
Kasungu was the home to Malawi's first president, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

Demographics

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Kasungu District by ethnic group was as follows:

78.1% Chewa
15.8% Tumbuka
1.9% Ngoni
1.8% Yao
1.6% Lomwe
0.2% Tonga
0.1% Mang'anja
0.1% Sena
0.1% Nkhonde
0.1% Lambya
0.1% Nyanja
0.0% Sukwa
0.1% Others

Kasungu is multi-ethnic but peaceful, an example for a multicultural society.

Government and administrative divisions

There are nine National Assembly constituencies in Kasungu:

Kasungu - Central
Kasungu - East
Kasungu - North
Kasungu - North East
Kasungu - North-North East
Kasungu - North West
Kasungu - South
Kasungu - South East
Kasungu - West

The following are the Members of Parliament for the district, as of August 2024.Kasungu Central - Ken Kandodo Kasungu East - Aubrey Kachale Kasungu North - Madison Kambalame Kasungu North East - Alexander Kanyama Kasungu North-North East - Gibson Thindwa Kasungu North West - Jolly Kalilani Kasungu South - Dan Banda Kasungu South East - Chikondi Chibuye Kasungu West - '''Jillian Sande'''

Education

Kasungu District is notable for housing Kamuzu Academy, an elite international high school situated approximately 42 minutes from Kasungu Central Business District. The academy is renowned for its high academic standards and has produced many prominent Malawian leaders and professionals.
Other schools include Chayamba Secondary School, Kasungu Teacher's Training College and BOMA CDSS.