Angoche

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Angoche
Angoche (Mozambique)
Angoche
Angoche
Coordinates 16 ° 14 ′  S , 39 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 14 ′  S , 39 ° 55 ′  E
Basic data
Country Mozambique

province

Nampula
District Angoche district
ISO 3166-2 MZ-N
Residents 84,356

Angoche is a city in Mozambique . In the Portuguese colonial times the city was called António Enes until 1976 .

geography

Nampula Province

Angoche is located in the Angoche District ( Nampula Province ), on the coast of the Mozambique Strait . There are several small islands in front of the city, including the island of the same name, Angoche .

population

Angoche has 84,356 inhabitants (2009 estimate). The spoken language is Ekoti , a Makua language that is borrowed from Swahili in the 15th century and is also spoken on the nearby island of Koti .

history

Angoche is one of the oldest places in Mozambique. It has been an important Muslim trading center since at least the 15th century and became a sultanate because of its importance in the gold and ivory trade . After the Portuguese established a trading post in Quelimane in 1544, Angoche lost its importance as a regional port to the city to the south. Nevertheless, Angoche kept close contacts with the Ilha de Moçambique . In the 19th century, Angoche became a center of the slave trade and remained so until 1860.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Workd Gazetteer
  2. ^ Mary Fitzpatrick: Lonley Planet Mozambique