City profile · Malawi · Africa
Mzuzu
City population
249,564
#3
in Malawi
#1
in Northern Region
#2,305
worldwide
-11.466, 34.021 · 279 km from Lilongwe
About Mzuzu
Mzuzu is a city in Northern Region, Malawi with a population of 249,564. It is the 3rd largest of the 23 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malawi, and the 2,305th largest worldwide. It lies 279 km from Lilongwe.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
1,275 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Blantyre
Coordinates
-11.466, 34.021
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 23 in MalawiClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.