Gaza Province

Gaza
Basic data
Country	Mozambique
Capital	Xai-Xai
surface	75,709 km²
Residents	1,446,654 (2017)
density	19 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	MZ-G
Mapai in Gaza Province.

Coordinates: 23 ° 21 ′  S , 32 ° 44 ′  E

The province of Gaza is located in the southeast of Mozambique .

geography

Gaza Province

Gaza has an area of ​​75,709 km². The province of Manica is to the north , the province of Inhambane to the east and the province of Maputo to the south . In the southeast lies the Mozambique Strait . In the west Gaza borders on neighboring South Africa and in the northwest on Zimbabwe . The capital of the province of Gaza is Xai-Xai with 116,343 inhabitants (2007). Other places are Chókwè , Massingir and Chicualacuala .

The Limpopo and its tributary Changane and Shingwedzi flow through the province . The Sava forms the border river to Manica .

Administrative structure

Gaza is divided into eleven districts :

• Bilene Macia
• Chibuto
• Chicualacuala
• Chigubo
• Chókwè
• Guijá
• Mabalane
• Manjacaze
• Massagesa
• Massingir
• Xai-Xai

history

The Gaza region is mostly inhabited by Tsonga . Gaza was the last Bantu kingdom in the region under the Shangaan chiefs. It was occupied by the Portuguese in 1895, the last chief Gungunhana was deported.

population

Gaza has 1,446,654 inhabitants (2017).

Web links

Commons : Gaza Province  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Portal do Governo da Província de Gaza. on www.gaza.gov.mz (Portuguese)
• Ministério da Administração Estatal: Perfis dos Distritos da Província de Gaza . on www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mozambique: Provinces, Cities, Urban Localities & Agglomeration - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2017 .