Macate District is a district in

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 ...

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 ...

Geography

The district has an area of 1,550 km². It is bounded on the north by Chimoio District, on the northwest and west by

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 ...

, on the southwest by

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 Carlos ...

, on the east by

, on the southeast by Chimoio District, on the south and southeast by

Sussundenga District Sussundenga District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Sussundenga. The district is located in the center of the province, and borders with Manica District in the north, Gondola District in the northeas ...

, and on the east by Vanduzi District.

Population

The district has a population of 106,410, and a population density of 69 persons per km².

Administration

The administrative headquarters for the district is in the town of Macate. The district is divided into two administrative postos, Macate (with four localities, Chissassa, Macate, Maconha, and Marera) and Zembe (with two localities, Boavista and Charonga).

History

Vanduzi District was created by the Mozambican legislature in 2013. Prior to that it was part of

References

{{coord missing, Mozambique Districts in Manica Province