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Mzimba
Malawi
Mzimba, town, northwestern Malawi. Mzimba is located in the area traditionally inhabited by the Ngoni and Tumbuka peoples. 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.
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