Ruvuma RegionRuvuma Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Ruvuma) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 63,669 km (24,583 sq mi), comparable in size to the nation state of Latvia. The region is also bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the northeast by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region, to the west by Lake Nyasa with Malawi and to the northwest by the Njombe Region. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea.
Lago DistrictLago District is a district of Niassa Province in north-western Mozambique. The principal town is Metangula. Lago District is bordered to the west by Lake Nyasa, on the south by Lichinga, on the east by Sanga District. Lago shares its northern boundary with Tanzania. Area: 6,438 km2.
LichingaLichinga is the capital city of Niassa Province of Mozambique. It lies on the at an altitude of 1,360 metres (4,460 ft), east of Lake Niassa (Lake Malawi). The town was founded as Vila Cabral as a farming and military settlement. It is served by Lichinga Airport. The province borders Ruvuma Region in Tanzania. HistoryEarly historyThe region that is Niassa province is the ancestral homeland of the Yao and Makua.
Cuamba DistrictCuamba District is a district of Niassa Province in north-western Mozambique. The principal town is Cuamba. As of 2021, the population of the district is 326,575 inhabitants.
Provinces of MozambiqueMozambique is divided into 10 provinces (províncias) and 1 capital city (cidade) with provincial status: See alsoList of provinces of Mozambique by Human Development IndexDistricts of MozambiqueISO 3166-2:MZExternal linksProvinces of Mozambique, Statoids.orgReferences
Niassa ReserveNiassa Reserve is a nature reserve in Cabo Delgado Province and Niassa Province, Mozambique. Covering over 42,000 square kilometres (10,000,000 acres), it is the largest protected area in the country. The reserve is part of the Trans-Frontier Conservation Area and links to the Tanzanian Lukwika-Lumesule Game Reserve. It will connect to the Lake Niassa Reserve when it is completed.
Ruvuma RiverRuvuma River, formerly also known as the Rovuma River, is a river in the African Great Lakes region. During the greater part of its course, it forms the border between Tanzania and Mozambique. The river is 998 km (620 mi) long, with a drainage basin of ~155,000 km (60,000 mi) in size. Its mean annual discharge is 475 m/s (16,800 cu ft/s) to 2,286 m/s (80,700 cu ft/s) at its mouth.
MozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the south and southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar through the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo.
Cabo Delgado ProvinceCabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has an area of 82,625 km2 (31,902 mi2) and a population of 2,320,261 (2017). It borders the Mtwara Region in the neighbouring country of Tanzania, and the provinces of Nampula and Niassa. The Province is rich in natural resources; such as natural gas, graphite, rare-earth elements, and vanadium. The region is an ethnic stronghold of the Makonde tribe, with the Makua and Mwani as leading ethnic minorities.
TanzaniaTanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.Yao people (East Africa)The Yao people are a Bantu ethnic group living at the southern end of Lake Malawi. The Yao are a predominantly Muslim-faith group of about two million, whose homelands encompass the countries of Malawi, Tanzania, and the north of Mozambique. HistoryThe majority of the Yao people are subsistence farmers and fishermen. When Arabs arrived on the southeastern coast of Africa, they began trading with the Yao people for ivory and grains, exchanged for clothes and weapons.
MalawiMalawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has a population of 22,224,282 (as of July 2025). Lilongwe is its capital and largest city. The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled around the 10th century by the Akafula, also known as the Abathwa.
Lake MalawiLake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, (Swahili: Ziwa Nyasa) is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the fourth largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, the ninth largest lake in the world by area and the third largest and second deepest lake in Africa.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.