Vilankulo District or Vilanculos District is a

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in south-east

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. Its principal town is

Vilankulo Vilankulo (or Vilanculos) is a coastal town in Mozambique, lying in the Vilankulo District, Vilanculos District of Inhambane Province. Vilankulo is named after local tribal chief Gamela Vilankulo Mukoke, and some of the "bairros" (suburbs) are nam ...

. The district is located at the east of the province, and borders with

Inhassoro District Inhassoro District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. The district is located at the northeast of the province, and borders with Govuro District in the north, Vilanculos District in the southeast, Massinga District in ...

in the north and

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in the south and in the west. In the east, the district is bounded by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is . It has a population of 135,710 as of 2007.

Geography

The climate is tropical arid in the interior of the district and tropical humid at the coast. The annual rainfall at the coast achieves , mainly falling in February and March.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two postos,

(three localities) and Mapinhane (three localities).

Demographics

As of 2005, 42% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 39% did speak

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. The population was predominantly speaking

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. 64% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Economy

In 2005, 1% of the households in the district had electricity. Woodcutting and fishery belong to traditional meand of subsistence of the population of the district.

Agriculture

In 2005, the district had 26,000 farms exploiting on average the area of each. The main agricultural products are maize,

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, and peanuts.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which includes the stretch of the national road EN1 () is a connection to Vilankulo), crossing the eastern part of the district, and about of secondary roads. Vilankulo has an

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. It, in particular, serves as a base for charter flights to

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located on the

Bazaruto Archipelago The Bazaruto Archipelago is a group of six islands in Mozambique, near the mainland city of Vilankulo. It comprises the islands of Bazaruto, Benguerra, Magaruque, Banque, Santa Carolina (also known as Paradise Island) and Shell. Nyati Island i ...

References

{{Coord, 22.0000, S, 35.3167, E, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:MZ, display=title Districts in Inhambane Province