ISO 3166-2:MW is the entry for Malawi

Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...

 standard

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 (ISO), which defines code

Code

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

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s or states) of all countries

Country

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

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Currently for Malawi, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:

• 3 regions
  Regions of Malawi
  ||Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts.The regions of Malawi are:*Central Region -||Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts....
  
  
• 28 districts
  Districts of Malawi
  ||Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions. Each District is headed by a District Commissioner:*Central Region**1 Dedza**2 Dowa**3 Kasungu**4 Lilongwe**5 Mchinji**6 Nkhotakota**7 Ntcheu**8 Ntchisi**9 Salima* Northern Region...
  
  

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is MW, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Malawi. The second part is either of the following:

• one letter: regions
• two letters: districts

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

ISO 639-1

ISO 639-1

ISO 639-1:2002, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 1: Alpha-2 code, is the first part of the ISO 639 series of international standards for language codes. Part 1 covers the registration of two-letter codes. There are 136 two-letter codes registered...

 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative language

Official language

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s:

• (en): English
  English language
  English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
  
  
• (ny): Chichewa

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Regions

Code	Subdivision name (en English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... )	Subdivision name (ny)
MW-C	Central Region	Chapakati
MW-N	Northern Region	Chakumpoto
MW-S	Southern Region	Chakumwera

Districts

Code	Subdivision name	In region
MW-BA	Balaka Balaka District Balaka is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Balaka. The district covers an area of 2,193 km.² and has a population of over 310,000. The district's population is increasing at a rate of 2.3% per annum. Major attractions in Balaka District include St...	S
MW-BL	Blantyre Blantyre District Blantyre is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Blantyre, a commercial city where most Malawian industrial and business offices are. The district covers an area of 2,012 km² and has a population of 809,397...	S
MW-CK	Chikwawa Chikwawa District Chikwawa is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Chikwawa. The district covers an area of 4,755 km.² and has a population of 356,682....	S
MW-CR	Chiradzulu Chiradzulu District Chiradzulu is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Chiradzulu. The district covers an area of 767 km.² and has a population of 236,050....	S
MW-CT	Chitipa Chitipa District Chitipa District is the northernmost district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Chitipa . The district covers an area of 4,288 km.², and has a population of 126,799...	N
MW-DE	Dedza Dedza District Dedza is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. It covers an area of 3,624 km.² to the south of the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, between Mozambique and Lake Malawi.-Geography:...	C
MW-DO	Dowa Dowa District Dowa is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Dowa. The district covers an area of 3,041 km². and has a population of 411,387. The Chewas are the predominant ethnic group and Nyau dancing is one of the cultures left by the chewa ancestors, followed by Ngonis. These two...	C
MW-KR	Karonga Karonga District Karonga is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The district covers an area of 3,355 km.² and has a population of 194,572. It is a border district between Malawi and Tanzania mainly occupied by the Nkhonde tribe...	N
MW-KS	Kasungu 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 480,659....	C
MW-LK	Likoma Likoma District Likoma District is an exclave of Malawi situated within Mozambique consisting of two main islands, Likoma and Chizumulu in Lake Malawi . It is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi...	N
MW-LI	Lilongwe Lilongwe District Lilongwe is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Lilongwe.The district covers an area of and has a population of 1,346,360. Lilongwe was officially declared a township in 1947. His Excellency the Life President Ngwazi Dr...	C
MW-MH	Machinga Machinga District Machinga is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Machinga. The district covers an area of 3,771 km.² and has a population of 369,614....	S
MW-MG	Mangochi Mangochi District Mangochi is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mangochi. The district covers an area of 6,273 km.² and has a population of 610,239.Mangochi contains thirteen National Assembly constituencies...	S
MW-MC	Mchinji Mchinji District Mchinji is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Mchinji. The district covers an area of 3,356 km.² and has a population of 324,941....	C
MW-MU	Mulanje Mulanje District Mulanje is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mulanje. The district covers an area of 2,056 km.² and has a population of 428,322...	S
MW-MW	Mwanza Mwanza District Mwanza is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mwanza. The district covers an area of 2,259 km.² and has a population of 138,015.Mwanza is a border town whose economy is based largely on transport...	S
MW-MZ	Mzimba Mzimba District Mzimba is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mzimba. The district covers an area of 10,430 km.² and has a population of 610,944.-Government:...	N
MW-NE	Neno Neno District Neno is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The district has a population of approximately 80,000. District Mwanza in 2003 was split into two districts, Neno and Mwanza, under the decentralisation program....	S
MW-NB	Nkhata Bay Nkhata Bay District Nkhata Bay is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Nkhata Bay. The district covers an area of 4,071 km.² and has a population of 164,761.Nkhata Bay District houses the charity group in Mwaya....	N
MW-NK	Nkhotakota Nkhotakota District Nkhotakota is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Nkhotakota. The district covers an area of 4,259 km.² and has a population of 229,460. The word Nkhotakota means "zig-zag" in Chichewa.It is located along the shores of lake Malawi....	C
MW-NS	Nsanje Nsanje District Nsanje is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Nsanje. The district covers an area of and has a population of 194,924.-Location:...	S
MW-NU	Ntcheu Ntcheu District Ntcheu is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. It borders with the country of Mozambique. The district headquarters known as BOMA in local language is located in Village Headman Yeneya and the place is commonly called Mphate. The district covers an area of 3,424 km.² and has a...	C
MW-NI	Ntchisi Ntchisi District Ntchisi is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Ntchisi. The district covers an area of 1,655 km.² and has a population of 167,880....	C
MW-PH	Phalombe Phalombe District Phalombe is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Phalombe. The district covers an area of 1,394 km.² and has a population of 231,990....	S
MW-RU	Rumphi Rumphi District Rumphi is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Rumphi. The district covers an area of 4,769 km.² and has a population of 128,360.-Notable residents:Rumphi has produced some well-known politicians like...	N
MW-SA	Salima Salima District Salima is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Salima. The district covers an area of 2,196 km.² and has a population of 248,214....	C
MW-TH	Thyolo Thyolo District The Thyolo district of Malawi is one of the districts in Malawi. The capital is Thyolo. The district covers an area of 1,715 km.² and has a population of 458,976...	S
MW-ZO	Zomba Zomba District Zomba District is one of twelve districts in the Southern Region of Malawi, surrounded by the Districts of Chiradzulu, Blantyre, Mulanje, Phalombe, Machinga, Balaka and the Republic of Mozambique to the east...	S

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		Addition of three districts. List source updated	Subdivisions added: MW-BA Balaka Balaka District Balaka is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Balaka. The district covers an area of 2,193 km.² and has a population of over 310,000. The district's population is increasing at a rate of 2.3% per annum. Major attractions in Balaka District include St... MW-LK Likoma Island MW-PH Phalombe Phalombe District Phalombe is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Phalombe. The district covers an area of 1,394 km.² and has a population of 231,990....
		Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, addition of names in administrative languages, typographical error correction, update of the administrative structure and of the list source	Subdivisions added: MW-NE Neno Neno District Neno is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The district has a population of approximately 80,000. District Mwanza in 2003 was split into two districts, Neno and Mwanza, under the decentralisation program....

See also

• Subdivisions of Malawi
  Subdivisions of Malawi
  Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions:...
  
  
• FIPS region codes of Malawi

External links

• Districts of Malawi, Statoids.com