Maringué District is a

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. The principal town is Maringué. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with

Chemba District Chemba District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Chemba. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Tete Province in the northeast, Caia District in the southeast, Maringué Dis ...

in the north,

Caia District Caia District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Caia. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Chemba District in the north, Marromeu District in the southeast, Cheringoma Distric ...

in the east, Cheringoma District in the southeast, Gorongosa District in the south, with

Macossa District Macossa District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Macossa. The district is located in the east of the province, and borders with Tambara District in the north, Maringué District ...

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 to the west, Tete Province to the northwest, Sofala Province to the east, the Save Rive ...

in the west, and with Tambara District of

in the northwest. The area of the district is . It has a population of 75,089 as of 2007.

Geography

The principal rivers in the district are the Nhamapadza River, the Fudja River, the Nhanzuazua River, the Sambeza River, the Pundza River, and the Mupa River, most of which originate in Manica Province. The rainy season in the district lasts from November to April, and the dry season lasts from May to October.

History

In 1325, the Macaranga People occupied the area, which was subsequently administrated by a number of rivalling kingdoms. In 1836, it was claimed by the

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. The Portuguese were interested in the area since 1607, but only started controlling it in the end of the 19th century. Between 1895 and 1970 it was divided between

Chemba Circunscrição Chemba is an administrative ward in the Chemba district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda t ...

and Gorongosa Circunscrição.

Demographics

As of 2005, 47% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 8% did speak Portuguese. The most common mothertongue is Cindau. 93% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three postos, Maringué, Canxixe, and Subué, which together comprise five localities.

Economy

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

Agriculture

In the district, there are 12,000 farms which have on average of land. The main agricultural products are corn,

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, peanut,

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, and sweet potato.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district long.

References

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