Southern Region
Region
Southern Region in Malawi
Coordinates: 15°40′S 34°58′E / 15.667°S 34.967°E / -15.667; 34.967
Country	Malawi
Capital	Blantyre
Area
• Total	31,753 km2 (12,260 sq mi)
Population  (2018 Census)
• Total	7,750,629
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)

The Southern Region of Malawi is an area of Malawi. It covers an area of 31,753 km². Its capital city is Blantyre. In 2018, its population was 7,750,629.

Of the 28 districts in Malawi, 13 are located within the Southern Region. They are: Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mulanje, Mwanza, Neno, Nsanje, Phalombe, Thyolo, and Zomba.

Demographics

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of the Southern Region by ethnic group was as follows:^[1]

• 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