Marromeu 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 ...

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

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and

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s of

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in the north,

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 in the west, and with

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in the northwest. In the southeast, the district is limited by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is . It has a population of 119,718 as of 2007.

Geography

The principal river of the district is the

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, which separates it from Zambezia Province. Most of the rivers in the district are left tributaries of the Zambezi, and a large part of the Zambezi Delta lies within the district. The climate of the district is tropical humid, with the average annual rainfall being .

History

The population of the area before Portuguese colonization consisted mostly of nomadic Phozo peoples who were frequently in war with each other.

Demographics

As of 2005, 46% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 31% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was

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. 77% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two postos, Chupanga and Marromeu, which comprise in total five localities.

Economy

Less than 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,

pearl millet Pearl millet (''Cenchrus americanus'', commonly known as the synonym ''Pennisetum glaucum''; also known as 'Bajra' in Hindi, 'Sajje' in Kannada, 'Kambu' in Tamil, 'Bajeer' in Kumaoni and 'Maiwa' in Hausa, 'Mexoeira' in Mozambique) is the most w ...

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, and sweet potato.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which is long.

References

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