Caia District is a

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Sofala Province Sofala is a province of Mozambique. It has a population of 2,259,248 (2017 census). Beira is the capital of the province, named for the ruined port of Sofala which is to the south. History Portuguese landholder and imperialist Joaquim Carl ...

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. The principal town is Caia. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Chemba District in the north,

Marromeu District Marromeu District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Marromeu. The district is located in the northeast of the province, and borders with Chinde and Mopeia Districts of Zambezia Province in the north, Cheringom ...

in the southeast,

Cheringoma District Cheringoma District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Inhaminga. The district is located in the northeast of the province, and borders with Caia District in the north, Marromeu District in the northeast, Muanz ...

in the south, and with

Maringué District Maringué District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Maringué. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Chemba District in the north, Caia District in the ...

in the west. In the east, the district is bounded by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is . It has a population of 115,455 as of 2007.

Geography

The district is located at the right bank of the

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, and includes a part of the Zambezi Delta. The climate of the district is tropical semi-arid at the interior and tropical humid at the coast. The average annual rainfall in the district is .

History

In the early colonial times, the area belonged to the Territory of Manica and Sofala. In 1891, the territory was split into three smaller divisions, and the area was transferred into one of them, Sena Circunscrição. In 1964, the latter was elevated to the category of ''Conselho'', and in 1967, it was denamed into Conselho de Caia.

Demographics

As of 2005, 45% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 23% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was

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. 81% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three postos, Caia (two localities), Murraça (two localities), and Sena (two localities).

Economy

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

Agriculture

In the district, there are 17,000 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 inputs, ...

, peanut, sweet potato, and rice.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which is long, of which are in a bad state. There is passenger navigation on the Zambezi.

References

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