Name of district
|
Area (km
2
)
|
Population density (people/km
2
)
|
---|
1990 census
|
2000 census (mean annual change, %)
|
2010 census (mean annual change, %)
|
---|
Chadiza
|
2574
|
25.9
|
32.6 (0.7)
|
41.7 (0.9)
|
Chama
|
17630
|
3.1
|
4.2 (0.1)
|
5.9 (0.2)
|
Chinsali
|
15395
|
5.8
|
8.4 (0.3)
|
9.5 (0.1)
|
Chipata
|
6693
|
39.0
|
54.9 (1.6)
|
68.1 (1.3)
|
Isoka
|
9225 (5091*)
|
8.9
|
10.8 (0.2)
|
14.2 (0.3)*
|
Katete
|
3989
|
36.1
|
47.4 (1.1)
|
61.1 (1.4)
|
Luangwa
|
3471
|
4.9
|
5.5 (0.1)
|
7.0 (0.2)
|
Lundazi
|
14058
|
12.8
|
16.8 (0.4)
|
23.0 (0.6)
|
Mambwe
|
5294
|
11.3
|
13.3 (0.2)
|
13.0 (0.0)**
|
Mpika
|
40935
|
3.0
|
3.6 (0.1)
|
5.0 (0.1)
|
Nyimba
|
10509
|
3.6
|
4.5 (0.1)
|
8.1 (0.4)
|
- *Isoka District was divided into two districts in 2011 and the new district size was used for the 2010 census (new area shown in brackets). **The 2010 figures for Mambwe contain an anomaly as the population did not decrease between 2000 and 2010 [13].