Luwinga | |
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Coordinates: 11°00′00″S 33°30′50″E / 11.00000°S 33.51389°E | |
Country | Malawi |
Region | Northern Region, Malawi |
Municipality | Mzimba District |
Established | 1960 |
Area | |
• Total | 19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 11,727 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2018) | |
• Black African | 95.2% |
• Asian | 4.8% |
• White Malawians | 1.0% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2018) | |
• Tumbuka | 91.6% |
• Tonga | 2.3% |
• Chewa | 1.0% |
• Ngonde | 1.0% |
• Other | 4.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 |
Luwinga is a town north of Mzuzu city in Mzimba District, Malawi and forms part of the Mzuzu municipality.[1][2][3] Institutions found in Luwinga include the third biggest referral hospital in Malawi, Mzuzu Central Hospital and Mzuzu University.[4][5]