Rumphi

Rumphi is the capital of the Rumphi District in the Northern Region of Malawi. It is a lively town with a market which serves the widespread tobacco farming community. Rumphi is noted for the kindness of the people (it is even rude to pass by someone without greeting them) . It is directly on the way to Nyika National Park, Nyika Plateau, Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve. Unlike its larger neighbour, Mzuzu, which has mild sunny weather almost all year, Rumphi has a differing climate. The town, being surrounded by hills, always has a nice wind. The town is bounded by the Rumphi river in the east and the South_Rukuru_River in the south.

Weekly cattle market in Rumphi

Rumphi
Rumphi
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 11°01′S 33°52′E
Country Malawi
RegionNorthern Region
DistrictRumphi District
Population
 (2018 Census[1])
 • Total22,358
Time zone+2
ClimateCwa

Rumphi is famous for the cattle market. On every Saturday morning at 6:00 a.m. farmers and dealers are coming from far to sell and buy cattle. It is the biggest cattle market between Lilongwe, Karonga, and Mzimba. Along the road to Bolero, opposite the FDH Bank is Roscher Youth Development Centre and on its plot to the South Rukuru River the Support Malawi e.V. organization. The youth built the first Earthbag House.

First earthbag house in Rumphi district at Roscher Youth Development Centre

Demographics
Year Population[2][1]
1977 3,998
1987 7,156
1998 14,069
2008 17,845
2018 22,358

References
  1. "2018 Population and Housing Census Main Report" (PDF). Malawi National Statistical Office. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. World Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population
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