| Official Name: | Mzimba |
| Pushpin Map: | Malawi |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Malawi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Region |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2018 Census[1] |
| Population Total: | 936,250 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | -11.9°N 69°W |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Mzimba is a town in the Mzimba District of Malawi. The district is inhabited by descendants of Tumbuka and few Ngoni people.
The district of Mzimba has a number of Traditional Authorities from the Ngoni people. The head of these Traditional Authorities, or Paramount Chief (Inkosi), is M'Mbelwa V.
Formerly an administrative centre, the town has declined in importance since 1940. The surrounding region includes the Mzimba Plain, the northern extension of the Central Region Plateau, Mount Hora (5,742 feet [1,750 metres]), and the Viphya Mountains. Poor soils support subsistence agriculture, as well as a Turkish-tobacco cash crop. Pop. (2008) 20,756.[2]
| Tribe | Tumbuka | Chewa | Ngoni | Tonga | Others | |
| Percentage | 86.25% | 5.19% | 6.61% | 5.23% | 8.72% |
| Religion | Christian | Islam | Others | No Religion | |
| Percentage | 88.53% | 1.72% | 9.52% | 0.23% |
| Year | Population[3] [4] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4,962 | |
| 1987 | 7,687 | |
| 1998 | 13,742 | |
| 2008 | 20,994 | |
| 2018 | 26,096 |