Muanza District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is

Muanza Muanza is one of two towns of this name in Mozambique. It is the headquarters of Muanza District. It is served by the Mozambique Railway's Central line. See also * Railway stations in Mozambique Railway stations in Mozambique include: Towns s ...

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

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 north,

Dondo District Dondo District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Dondo. The district is located in the center of the province, and borders with Muanza District in the north, the city of Beira and Buzi District in the south, an ...

in the south,

Nhamatanda District Nhamatanda District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Nhamatanda. The district is located in the center of the province, and borders with Gorongosa District in the north, Muanza District ...

in the southwest, and with

Gorongosa District Gorongosa District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Gorongosa. The district is located in the northwest of the province, and borders with Maringué District in the north, Cheringoma District in the east, Muanz ...

in the northwest. In the east, the district is bordered by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is . It has a population of 25,229 as of 2007.

Geography

The principal rivers in the district are the Chineziwa River, the Sambanzou River, the

Muanza River Muanza is one of two towns of this name in Mozambique. It is the headquarters of Muanza District. It is served by the Mozambique Railway Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (abbreviated CFM; in English Mozambique Ports and Railways) is a s ...

, and the Urema River. The climate of the district is tropical wet and dry, with the annual rainfall varying between and .

History

The population of the district is mostly nomadic. The district was established in 1980.

Demographics

As of 2005, 42% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 18% did speak Portuguese. The most common mothertongue is

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. 85% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two postos,

and Galinha, which comprise in total three localities.

Economy

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

Agriculture

In the district, there are 3,000 farms which have on average of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut,

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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 ...

, sweet potato, and rice.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district long. Public transportation does not exist.

References

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