Jangamo District is a

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Inhambane Province Inhambane is a province of Mozambique located on the coast in the southern part of the country. It has an area of 68,615 km2 and a population of 1,488,676 (2017 census). The provincial capital is also called Inhambane. The climate is trop ...

in south-east

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 ...

. Its principal town is ''Jangamo''. The district is located in the south of the province, and borders with

Homoine District Homoine District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Vila de Homoine. The district is located at the east of the province, and borders with Morrumbene District in the north, Jangamo District in the ...

in the north and with

Inharrime District Inharrime District is a district of Inhambane Province in southeastern Mozambique. Its principal town is Inharrime. The district is located at the south of the province, and borders with Panda and Homoine Districts in the north, Jangamo Distric ...

in the south and 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 93,681 as of 2007.

Geography

The principal rivers in the district are the Mutamba River and the Joba River, both flowing into the Inhambane Bay of the Indian Ocean. Other rivers are seasonal and flow only during the rainy season. There are 11 lakes in the district, some of them permanent, and others only existing during the rainy season. The climate of the district is tropical humid, with the annual rainfall varying between and .

History

The name "Jangamo" originates from colonial times and is attributed to a misunderstood "ja ngamu" in ''Bitonga'', meaning "this is" in a misunderstood Bitonga sentence.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two postos, Jangamo (three localities) and Cumbana (two localities).

Demographics

As of 2005, 45% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 49% of the population spoke

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. The most common mothertongue among the population was

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. 48% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Economy

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

Agriculture

In the district, there are 23,000 farms which have on average of land. The main agricultural products are corn,

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, peanut, and rice.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which includes a stretch of the national road EN1, crossing the eastern part of the district.

References

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