Highest Major Cities in Malawi

Cities in Malawi with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres23 entries🇲🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 23

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Dedza34,882 people · Central Region

1,608 m

Mzimba29,432 people · Northern Region

1,339 m

Chitipa20,011 people · Northern Region

1,286 m

Mzuzu249,564 people · Northern Region

1,275 m

Mponela27,681 people · Central Region

1,218 m

Mchinji31,592 people · Central Region

1,186 m

Ntcheu23,956 people · Central Region

1,132 m

Rumphi25,216 people · Northern Region

1,084 m

Lilongwe1,115,815 people · Central Region

1,056 m

Kasungu66,152 people · Central Region

1,051 m

Blantyre902,588 people · Southern Region

1,041 m

Zomba118,440 people · Southern Region

949 m

Mwanza20,345 people · Southern Region

654 m

Balaka40,950 people · Southern Region

633 m

Mulanje16,672 people · Southern Region

609 m

Nkhata Bay16,099 people · Northern Region

547 m

Salima41,492 people · Central Region

512 m

Liwonde41,077 people · Southern Region

499 m

Nkhotakota31,974 people · Central Region

497 m

Karonga69,486 people · Northern Region

486 m

Mangochi60,338 people · Southern Region

484 m

Monkey Bay16,867 people · Southern Region

484 m

Nsanje30,276 people · Southern Region

55 m

Highlights

Within Malawi, Dedza ranks first in 2026 with 1,608 m, followed by Mzimba (1,339 m) and Chitipa (1,286 m).

Across 23 entries, values run from 1,608 m (Dedza) to 55 m (Nsanje), with a median of 949 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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