The Southern Region of Malawi is an area of Malawi. It covers an area of 31,753&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. Its capital city is Blantyre. In 2018, its population was 7,750,629.

Geography

Domestically, the Southern Region borders the Central Region and Lake Malawi to the north. Internationally, it borders the country of Mozambique to the east, west, and south.

The region is home to several parks: Majete Wildlife Reserve, Lengwe National Park, and Liwonde National Park (the last of these on the Shire River).

During July, the region sometimes experiences a damp fog, locally known as chiperoni. Of these, about 90% of them live in rural areas. This is due to migration into the region, as well as the region's relatively small cropland are per capita.

  • 39.3% Lomwe
  • 24.9% Yao
  • 8.3% Ngoni
  • 8.2% Sena
  • 6.8% Mang'anja
  • 6.6% Chewa
  • 3.8% Nyanja
  • 0.9% Tumbuka
  • 0.4% Tonga
  • 0.1% Nkhonde
  • 0.0% Lambya
  • 0.0% Sukwa
  • 0.7% Others

Society

thumb|The village of Ntaja, in [[Machinga District, as seen in 2017]]

Economy

Cattle are quite important to the Southern Region as well as to Malawi as a whole. It is most common among babies aged between 1 and 1.5 years old, and often co-occurs with dysentery.

Violence against nurses is quite common in the region, with about 70%<!-- see page 418 --> of nurses reporting workplace violence as of 2016. Most abuse occurs in the form of verbal abuse and threatening behavior, with physical assault and sexual assault being less common.