Luwinga, Mzuzu
Luwinga | |
|---|---|
Luwinga | |
| 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 | 612.7/km2 (1,587/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2018) | |
| • Black African | 95.2% |
| • Asian | 4.8% |
| • White Malawians | 1.0% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2018) | |
| • Chitumbuka | 97.8% |
| • Nkhonde | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| Postal code | 4000 |
| Post-office box | 4440 |
Luwinga is a town north of Mzuzu city in Mzimba District, Malawi and forms part of the Mzuzu municipality. Institutions found in Luwinga include the third biggest referral hospital in Malawi, Mzuzu Central Hospital, and a regional university, Mzuzu University.