Morrumbene District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Inhambane Province 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
Morrumbene. The district is located at the east of the province and borders with
Massinga District in the north,
Homoine District in the south, and with
Funhalouro District in the west. In the east, the district is bounded by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is . In terms of the area, this is the biggest district of Inhambane Province.
It has a population of 124,471 .
Geography
There are six small rivers in the district which flow throughout the whole year.
The climate is tropical arid in the interior, with the annual rainfall varying between and , and tropical humid at the coast, with the annual rainfall being .
History
In colonial times, the area was known as Rumba-Nyone, which was later transformed into Morrumbene.
Demographics
As of 2005, 42% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 50% did speak
Portuguese
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* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
. The population was predominantly speaking
Chopi language
Chopi, also spelled ''Copi, Tschopi,'' and ''Txopi'', is a Bantu language spoken along the southern coast of Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muz ...
. 53% were analphabetic, mostly women.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into two
postos,
Mocodoene and
Morrumbene, which in total include six localities.
Economy
In 2005, 1% of the households in the district had electricity.
Agriculture
In 2005, the district had 27,000 farms exploiting on average the area of each. The main agricultural products are maize,
cassava
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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 ...
, peanuts, sweet potatoes, cotton, and rice.
Transportation
There is a road network in the district which includes about of unpaved secondary roads. The main national road, EN1, crosses the eastern part of the district, passing the town of Morrumbene.
References
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Districts in Inhambane Province