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

Manica District Manica District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Manica. The district is located in the west of the province, and borders with Báruè District in the north, Vanduzi District in the east, Sussundenga ...

in the north,

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 ...

in the northeast,

Buzi District Buzi District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Búzi. The district is located in the southeast of the province, and borders with Nhamatanda District in the north, Dondo District in the ...

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 ...

in the east, Chibabava District of Sofala Province in the southeast,

Mossurize District Mossurize District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Espungabera. The district is located in the south of the province, and borders with Sussundenga District in the north, Chibabava District of Sofala ...

in the south, and with

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

in the west. The area of the district is . It has a population of 129,851 as of 2007.

Geography

The

Chimanimani Mountains The Chimanimani Mountains are a mountain range on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The mountains are in the southern portion of the Eastern Highlands, or Manica Highlands, a belt of highlands that extend north and south along the internatio ...

occupy the western portion of the district, along the border with Zimbabwe. Chimanimani National Reserve protects the Mozambican portion of the range. The main rivers in the district are the Revué River, the Munhinga River, the Mussapa River, and the

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, which are tributaries of the Buzi River. A number of rivers are seasonal and only flow during the rainy season. According to the

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, the climate of the district is tropical wet and dry (Aw), with the annual rainfall being around .

Demographics

As of 2005, 47% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 27% did speak

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. The most common mothertongue is Chitwe language. 73% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into four postos, Sussundenga (four localities),

Dombé Dombé is a town on the north bank of the Buzi River in Sussundenga District of Manica Province in central Mozambique dombe. During the Frelimo-Renamo struggle of the 70s to early 90s it was a strategic town where the FPLM maintained a heavy mech ...

(four localities), Muhoa (two localities), and Rotanda (two localities).

Economy

2% of the households in the district have access to electricity.

Agriculture

In the district, there are 20,000 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 which includes the national road EN216 connecting

Chimoio Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique. Chimoio's name under Portuguese administration was ''Vila Pery''. Vila Pery developed under Portuguese rule as an important agricultural and tex ...

and Mossuriz. EN216 passes Sussundenga.

References

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