District de Karonga

Karonga District is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi, situated along the north-eastern shoreline of Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) and bordering Tanzania to the north. The district is associated with the broader history of the Tumbuka people migration. Chitumbuka is the lingua franca and major language spoken in the district and is also the second language of several other ethnic groups in the district such as the Ngonde people, among others. The majority of the population are mainly the Tumbuka people whose remnats are Ngonde people (migrants from Tanzania).

The district covers an area of 3,355 km.² and has a population of 465,334 (2025 estimate).

District de Karonga

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