Karonga District

Over the last few years, there has been much development in the region due to the discovery of uranium at the Kayelekera mine, which officially opened in 2009, and many of the previously gravelled roads have been laid with tarmac.

There are many hotels and guesthouses in Karonga, along the shore of Lake Malawi.

There are five National Assembly constituencies in Karonga: Since the 2009 election Karonga Nyungwe has been represented by an AFORD politician, and the other seats are held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.

[2] The traditional authorities are Wasambo, Kyungu, Mwakaboko, Kilipula, Mwirang'ombe and the central township of Karonga Boma.

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Karonga District by ethnic group was as follows:[3] The main languages of the northern part of Karonga District are Nyakyusa, and the like of Lusako names are of Nyakyusa and Kyangonde (closely related to Nyakyusa).