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By AD 1500, the two divisions of the tribe had established a kingdom stretching from north of the present-day city of Nkhotakota to the Zambezi River in the south, and from Lake Malawi in the east, to the Luangwa River in Zambia in the west.
Migrations and tribal conflicts precluded the formation of a cohesive Malawian society until the turn of the 20th century. In more recent years, ethnic and tribal distinctions have diminished. Regional distinctions and rivalries, however, persist. Despite some clear differences, no significant friction currently exists between tribal groups, and the concept of a Malawian nationality has begun to take hold. Predominantly a rural people, Malawians are generally conservative and traditionally nonviolent.
The Chewa s constitute 90% of the population of the central region; the Nyanja tribe predominates in the south and the Tumbuka in the north. In addition, significant numbers of the Tongas live in the north; Ngonis--an offshoot of the Zulus who came from South Africa in the early 1800s--live in the lower northern and lower central regions; and the Yao, who are mostly Muslim, predominate in the Southern Region of the country and live in a wide band from BlantyreThis article is about the location in Scotland. See also Blantyre, Malawi. Blantyre is a burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Essentially a large suburb of Hamilton (Blantyre's pop. c''17 000), it is best-known as the birthplace of David Livingstone. and ZombaZomba was the administrative capital of British Nyasaland before the establishment of the Republic of Malawi in 1964. The city is known for its British colonial architecture, its location at the base of the dramatic Zomba Plateau, and its diverse ethnic m north to Lake Malawi and east to the border with MozambiqueMozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe. It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Its capital and largest city is Maputo, located.
Population:
10,385,849
note:
estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDSAIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome sometimes written Aids is a human disease characterized by progressive destruction of the body's immune system. It is widely accepted that AIDS results from infection with HIV; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortalityInfant mortality is the death of infants in the first year of life. Major causes of infant mortality include congenital malformation, infection and SIDS. Infanticide, abuse, abandonment, and neglect may also contribute to infant mortality. Related statist and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
45% (male 2,335,440; female 2,324,012)
15-64 years:
52% (male 2,671,580; female 2,766,560)
65 years and over:
3% (male 117,932; female 170,325) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.61% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 38.49 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 22.44 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 122.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
37.58 years
male:
37.2 years
female:
37.98 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.33 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Malawian(s)
adjective:
Malawian
Ethnic groups:
Chewa , Nyanja , Tumbuko , YaoThe waYao or Yao are a major nationality in both Malawi and Mozambique. The nationality's traditional homeland is between the Rovuma and Lugenda Rivers in northern Mozambique. The Yao moved into what is now the southern region of Malawi around the 1830's,, Lomwe , SenaThe word sena literally means army in many South Asian languages. Sena could refer to the Shiv Sena, a political party in India American movie director Dominic Sena (b. 1949) Also, the Bharatiya Vayu Sena Bharatiya Indian, Vayu Air) refers to the Indian A, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde , Asian, EuropeanReligions:
Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefsLanguages:
English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58%
male:
72.8%
female:
43.4% (1999 est.)