马拉维分为第一级3个区（省级），第二级28个县和4个市。
在28个县中，姆津巴县面积超过1万平方公里，为第一大县且遥遥领先。其人口72万（2008年普查），也居第三位。
2016年，关于拆分姆津巴县的想法被讨论。县议员们似乎分歧较大，没有形成共识。当地酋长则坚决反对拆分，他说人多财政分配就多，2003年新设立的第28个县乃诺县
人口只有10万，一样穷。另外，“姆津巴”这个词在当地有“人”的意思，所以一个反对理由是“人是不能分的”。
当然姆津巴县可能在马拉维也就那样，该县北部有个叫埃昆代尼的镇，拥有100多年
历史的长老会教堂，
文化旅游资源是很丰富的，不过艾滋病感染率高于马拉维全国11啪的平均值。
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http://www.nyasatimes.com/debate-for-mzimba-split-rages-on-malawi-ngoni-district/Debate for Mzimba split rages on: Malawi Ngoni district April 7, 2016 Nyasa Times Reporter
40 CommentsA senior chief of Ngoni in Mzimba has described as naïve suggestionsfrom some quarters that the powerful Ngoni district of Mzimba bedismantled into three.
Inkosi Kampingo Sibande: Cautions on Mzimba split
Inkosi Kampingo Sibande said those propagating for the split are myopic and naïve and will regret later if they are humans.
“Government does not allocate development resources in a districtjust because it is big and vast but rather because of population, whichis the fact of the matter. If this was the case then Neno could havebeen the most developed district in the country but look it is thesmallest and probably the poorest,” argued the Ngoni Chief.
Chief Mbelwa the fourth who passed on two years ago used to arguethat the name Mzimba means human body therefore he said it was bizarreto think of splitting a human body.
The current Ngoni chief also vehemently opposes to suggestions of splitting Mzimba into three districts.
Dan Nkosi, Chairman of Mbelwa District Council, where Mzimba belongs, refused to comment on the matter.
He however said the council has allocated a two day full council meeting on the issue next week.
Nkosi conceded the council is grossly split over the matter.
