Manica 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

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 ...

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

Báruè District Báruè District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. Its principal town is Catandica. The district is located in the west of the province, and borders with Guro District, Manica Province, Guro District i ...

in the north, Vanduzi District in the east,

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 ...

in the south, and with

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in the west. The area of the district is . It has a population of 213,206 as of 2007.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Revuè River, a major tributary of the Buzi River, with its tributaries. According to the

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, the climate of the district is tropical humid (Cw), with the annual rainfall varying between and .

Demographics

As of 2005, 46% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 50% did speak

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. The most common mothertongue is Chitwe language. 51% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into five postos, Manica (one locality),

Machipanda Machipanda is a town in Manica District, in the middle of Manica Province, Mozambique, near the border with Zimbabwe. Transport The city has one of the most important railway stations on the Beira–Bulawayo railway (or Machipanda railway), t ...

(two localities), Messica (three localities), Mavonde (two localities), and Vanduzi (three localities). In 2013, the Mozambican government created Vanduzi District out of Manica District.

Economy

5% of the households in the district have access to electricity.

Agriculture

In the district, there are 37,000 farms which have on average of land. The main agricultural products are corn,

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, peanut,

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, sweet potato, and rice.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district long. This includes of national roads, which connect Beira with Zimbabwe. A railroad connecting Beira with Zimbabwe via Machipanda crosses the district.

References

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