Manjacaze District

Manjacaze District is a district of Gaza Province in southwestern Mozambique. Its principal town is Manjacaze. The district is located at the south of the province, and borders with Panda District of Inhambane Province in the north, Inharrime and Zavala Districts of Inhambane Province in the east, Xai-Xai District in the south, and with Chibuto District in the west. In the southeast, the district is limited by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is 3,797 square kilometres (1,466 sq mi).[1] It has a population of 166,488 as of 2007.[2]

Manjacaze
District
Manjacaze District on the map of Mozambique
CountryMozambique
ProvinceGaza
CapitalManjacaze
Area
 • Total3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total166,488
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)

Geography

The Changane River, a major left tributary of the Limpopo River, makes a border of the district with Chibuto District. Another major river is the Mangonhane River, a tributary of the Inharrime River. There are 63 lakes in the district, the biggest one is Lake Nhambavale.[1]

The climate is tropical dry in the interior, and tropical humid at the coast. The annual rainfall varies between 400 millimetres (16 in) and 950 millimetres (37 in).[1]

Demographics

As of 2005, 45% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 49% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mother tongue among the population was Tsonga. 53% were illiterate, mostly women.[1]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into seven postos, Manjacaze (two localities), Chidenguele (four localities), Nguzene (three localities), Chibonzane (three localities), Macuacua (two localities), Madzucane (three localities), and Chalala (two localities).[1]

Economy

3% of the households in the district have access to electricity.[1]

Agriculture

In the district, there are 38,000 farms which have on average 2.4 hectares (0.0093 sq mi) of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, sweet potato, and rice. Population of cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats was steadily growing prior to 2005.[1]

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which includes a stretch of the national road EN1 42 kilometres (26 mi) long, connecting Maputo and Inhambane, as well as 274 kilometres (170 mi) of secondary roads.[1]

References
  1. "Perfil do Distrito de Manjacaze" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of State Administration. 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "População da Provincia de Gaza". Censo 2007 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.