Báruè District is a

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Manica Province Manica is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 62,272 km² and a population of 1,945,994 (2017 census). The province is surrounded by Zimbabwe in the west, Tete Province in the northwest, Sofala Province in the east, Save River in t ...

in western

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. Its principal town is

Catandica Catandica (before independence known as Vila Gouveia) is a town located in the province of Manica in Mozambique. It is the administrative center of Báruè District. As of 2008 it had a population of 29,052. The town, near the border with Zimbabw ...

. The district is located in the west of the province, and borders with

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in the north,

Macossa District Macossa District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Macossa. The district is located in the east of the province, and borders with Tambara District in the north, Maringué District ...

in the east,

Gondola District Gondola District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Gondola. The area of the district is . It has a population of 262,412 as of 2007. Geography The district is located in the east of the province, and bor ...

in the southeast,

Manica District Manica District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Manica. The district is located in the west of the province, and borders with Báruè District in the north, Vanduzi District in the east, Sussundenga D ...

in the south, and with

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

in the west. The area of the district is . It has a population of 137,582 as of 2007.

Geography

The Pandira River, Tchatola River, and

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form the eastern boundary with Zimbabwe. The Mupha River, a tributary of the Gairezi, forms the northern border with Guro District. The

Pungwe River Pungwe River ( pt, Rio Púngoè, links=no or ''Rio Púnguè'') is a long river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It rises below Mount Nyangani in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and then flows southeasteastward through the Manica and Sofala provinces ...

forms the southern border with Manica and Gondola districts. According to the

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, the district has tropical wet and dry climate, except for the

Choa Mountains The Choa Mountains (Portuguese: ''Serra Choa'') are a mountain range in Manica Province of Mozambique. The mountains lie in Báruè District, west of Catandica. The mountains are at the northern end of the Eastern Highlands. The higher Nyanga M ...

, where it is tropical humid. The annual rainfall varies between and .

History

The Kingdom of Barue was first mentioned in 1506. In 1650, the Portuguese under the command of António Lobo da Silva conquered it.

Demographics

As of 2005, 49% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 29% did speak

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. The most common mothertongue is Chitwe language. 69% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three postos, Nhampassa (three localities),

(three localities), and

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(two localities).

Economy

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

Agriculture

In the district, there are 15,000 farms which have on average of land. The main agricultural products are corn,

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cowpea The cowpea (''Vigna unguiculata'') is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus ''Vigna''. Its tolerance for sandy soil and low rainfall have made it an important crop in the semiarid regions across Africa and Asia. It requires very few input ...

, peanut,

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, and sweet potato.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which includes of the national road EN102 connecting

Chimoio Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique. Chimoio's name under Portuguese administration was ''Vila Pery''. Vila Pery developed under Portuguese rule as an important agricultural and tex ...

and

Tete Tete is the capital city of Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Zambezi River, and is the site of two of the four bridges crossing the river in Mozambique. A Swahili trade center before the Portuguese colonial era, Tete continues ...

References

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