Mchinji is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Mchinji. The district covers an area of 3,356 km² (1,296 sq mi) and has a population of 602,305.^[1] The area's economy is sustained by rain-fed agriculture.

At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Mchinji District by ethnic group was as follows:^[2]

• 89.2% Chewa
• 6.2% Ngoni
• 2.1% Yao
• 1.1% Lomwe
• 0.6% Tumbuka
• 0.1% Sena
• 0.1% Mang'anja
• 0.1% Tonga
• 0.1% Nkhonde
• 0.0% Nyanja
• 0.0% Lambya
• 0.0% Sukwa
• 0.3% Others

There are six National Assembly constituencies in Mchinji:

• Mchinji - East
• Mchinji - North
• Mchinji - North East
• Mchinji - South
• Mchinji - South West
• Mchinji - West

Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Malawi Congress Party.^[3]