Dondo (Mozambique)

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Dondo
Dondo (Mozambique)
Dondo
Dondo
Coordinates 19 ° 37 ′  S , 34 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 37 ′  S , 34 ° 45 ′  E
Basic data
Country Mozambique

province

Sofala
surface 382 km²
Residents 78,639 (2009)
density 205.9  Ew. / km²
politics
President of the City Council Manuel Cambezo

Dondo is a city in Mozambique in the Sofala province .

geography

Dondo is a good 20 kilometers north-northwest of the provincial capital Beira , and the Pungwe flows about 10 kilometers west of the city . Since 1998, Dondo has been a municipality with an area of ​​382,382 square kilometers. It is also the administrative seat of the district .

population

According to an estimate, the city had 78,639 inhabitants in 2009. As early as 1997 there were 71,644 people, but the population fell to an estimated 61,000 in 2003.

history

On July 24, 1986, Dondo received city rights.

politics

The President of the City Council (Conselho Municipal) is Manuel Cambezo (as of 2009, 2012).

Economy and Infrastructure

In Dondo is the cement plant of Cimentos de Mozambique , the limestone from Muanza used. One of Mozambique's two railway sleeper factories is also located here . The other is further north in Vila de Sena .

Dondo has a train station. Here the route to Malawi and Moatize meets the route to Zimbabwe .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ World Gazetteer: Dondo
  2. ^ Nestlé: Nestlé Mozambique provides hope to local people of Dondo , November 24, 2012
  3. Global Cement Plant Database: Cimentos de Mozambique, SARL - Dondo
  4. Bloomberg Businessweek: Cimpor Investing 15 Million Euros in Dondo, Mozambique Plant , September 19, 2011