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Licungo River
The Licungo is a river of Mozambique in Zambezia Province. The river begins north of Gurúè and flows south to the Indian Ocean. Leaving Gurué District, the river forms the border between Namarroi and Ile and then the southern border of Lugela District before entering Mocuba District. At the city of Mocuba, the Licungo is joined by the Lugela river flowing from near the border with Malawi. The river then forms the border between Namacurra and Maganja da Costa districts. Flooding is a recurring issue, including in the 2000 Mozambique flood. Floods in January 2015 had 64 fatalities and the bridge for National Road 1 in Mocuba collapsed In 2018, the basin is the focus of mapping initiative by the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC supported by the World Food Programme The World Food Programme; it, Programma alimentare mondiale; es, Programa Mundial de Alimentos; ar, برنامج الأغذية العالمي, translit=barnamaj al'aghdhiat alealami; russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Northern Mozambique OSM
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Notably Northern Mozambique lies within the monsoon trade winds of the Indian Ocean and is frequentely affected by disruptive weather. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and language. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambezia Province
Zambezia ( pt, Zambézia) is the second most-populous province of Mozambique, located in the central coastal region south-west of Nampula Province and north-east of Sofala Province. It has a population of 5.11 million, according to the 2017 census. The provincial capital is Quelimane. Zambezia has a total area of 103,478 km2; much of it drained by the Zambezi River. Much of the coast consists of mangrove swamps, and there is considerable forest inland. Agricultural products include rice, maize, cassava, cashews, sugarcane, soybeans, coconuts, citrus, cotton, and tea. The country's largest tea estates are at Gurúè, while Lioma is a centre of soybean production. Fishing is especially productive of shrimp, and gemstones are mined at several sites. Vasco da Gama landed at the site of Quelimane in 1498. Shortly after, the Portuguese established a permanent presence, and many moved up the Zambezi into the interior, for many years the farthest inland European presence (although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurúè
Gurúè (also spelt Gurué; known before independence as ''Vila Junqueiro'') is a town located in the northern part of Mozambique, near the center of the province of Zambezia. It serves as the principal town of Gurué District, and is Mozambique's largest tea estate. According to the 2007 census, the town had a population of 145,466, an increase from the 99,335 inhabitants counted in the 1997 census. History Portuguese rule The name Gurúè is said to be local tribal dialect ( Lomwe) for "porco do mato" (peccary), or the name of a local tribal chief. Gurúè was founded and named by the Portuguese in the 19th century and developed as a major tea producing town starting in the 1930s. The Portuguese authorities promoted a thriving economic climate and local tea companies become major players in the industry. SDZ Cha, Chá Moçambique, Companhia da Zambézia, Chá Gurúè and Plantações Manuel Saraiva Junqueiro were the major tea companies headquartered in the town. With good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurué District
Gurué District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Gurué. Gurué is the country's largest tea-estate and has a population of around 116, 922. Settlements * Gurué *Lioma Geography Gurué is located 350 km from the next international airport in Blantyre, Malawi. Economy The economy is 90% based on tea plantations, though fruit, coffee, and other plantations do exist. Most people have small subsistence farms because they receive irregular salaries. Further readingDistrict profile(PDF Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. ...) Districts in Zambezia Province e {{mozambique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namarroi District
Namarrói District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. The headquarters of the district is Namarrói. Further readingDistrict profile(PDF Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. ...) Districts in Zambezia Province {{mozambique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ile District, Mozambique
Ile District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. Ile is bordered by Gurué and Alta Molócue to the north, Mulevala to the east, Mocuba to the south, and Lugela and Namarroi to the west. While Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique, the most commonly spoken language in Ile is the Bantu languages, Bantu language, Lomwe language, eLomwe. Subsistence agriculture sustains a large portion of the Ile population with crops such as cassava, rice and corn. These cereal crops are supplemented with small-scale farms of legumes, sweet potato, peanut, greens, tomato, onion, garlic, and more. Commercial agricultural crops include tea and eucalyptus. Available fruits include orange, banana, mango, papaya, coconut, lemon and lime. Ile is home to many granite domes and other bornhardts. Further readingDistrict profile (PDF) Districts in Zambezia Province {{mozambique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugela District
Lugela District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. It covers 6110 km2 with 133.439 inhabitants in 2005. Its seat is the town of Lugela. The district is inhabited mostly by the ethnic group of Manhauas and Emanhua is the most spoken language. Geography Lugela District borders in the north with the Namarroi District from which it is separated by the Lú River. In the south it separated from the Mocuba District by the Lugela River and Licungo River. In the east it borders to the Ile District and in the west with Milange District. Its highest peak is Mount Mabu that culminates to 1,700 m. Administrative division *Administrative post of Lugela: ** Lugela ** Mussengane ** Nagobo ** Phutine ** Taba *Administrative post of Muabanama: ** Comone ** M'Pemula ** Muabanama *Administrative post of Munhamade: ** Alto Lugela **Cuba ** Mulide ** Munhamade ** Tenede *Administrative post of Tacuane: ** Ebide ** Mabu ** Tacuane Further readingDistrict profile(PDF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mocuba District
Mocuba District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. The main town is Mocuba Mocuba is a city and seat of Mocuba District of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Licungo River. Demographics See also * Railways in Mozambique * Railway stations in Mozambique Railway stations in Mozambique include: .... The district has 214748 inhabitants as of the 1997 census. Further readingDistrict profile( PDF) {{coord, 16, 51, S, 36, 59, E, display=title Districts in Zambezia Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mocuba
Mocuba is a city and seat of Mocuba District of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Licungo River. Demographics See also * Railways in Mozambique * Railway stations in Mozambique Railway stations in Mozambique include: Towns served by railways (The lines do not all connect, or connect indirectly) Northern system (northernmost) (CDN) (from west to east) * Nayuchi - Malawi - border town. * Malema - way station ** Riba ... References Populated places in Zambezia Province {{Mozambique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest. Malawi spans over and has an estimated population of 19,431,566 (as of January 2021). Malawi's capital (and largest city) is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre, its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital, Zomba. The name ''Malawi'' comes from the Maravi, an old name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people. The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled around the 10th century by migrating Bantu groups . Centuries later, in 1891, the area was colonised by the British and became a protectorate of the United Kingdom known as Nyasaland. In 1953, it became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namacurra District
Namacurra District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. With a population of over 240,000 in 2017, the Namacurra District has undergone moderate population growth since the late 1990s, when its population was only approximately 160,000. Further readingDistrict profile(PDF Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. ...) Districts in Zambezia Province {{mozambique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
