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Balaka District is located in the Southern Region of the Republic of Malawi. Ntcheu borders it to the northwest, Mangochi to the north, Machinga to the east, Zomba to the southeast, Blantyre to the south, and Neno to the southwest. The district headquarters is 201 km from Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi, and about 127 km from Blantyre, the main commercial centre in the country.
The district covers an area of 2,193km2 representing 2.4% of the total land area of Malawi. It is the 20th largest district in the country and the seventh largest in the Southern Region. Balaka District is located in latitude 140 59‘15.38“S longitude 340 57‘22.23“E