Gondola (district)

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Gondola district
Location of the Gondola district in Mozambique
Location of the Gondola district in Mozambique
Basic data
Country Mozambique
province Manica
surface 5766 km²
Residents 310,429 (2013)
density 54 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 MZ-B

Coordinates: 19 ° 8 ′  S , 33 ° 23 ′  E

Gondola is a district of the Manica Province in Mozambique with the capital Gondola . The district borders in the north on the districts Báruè and Macossa as well as on the district Gorongosa (province Sofala ), in the west on the districts Manica and Sussundenga , in the south on the district Sussundenga and on the province Sofala (districts Chibabava and Búzi ) and in the east to Sofala Province (Gorongosa and Nhamatanda Districts ). The district encloses the district of Cidade de Chimoio , the capital of the province of Manica.

Church in Gondola (town)

geography

With an area of ​​5,766 square kilometers, Gondola has 310,429 inhabitants (as of 2013). This results in Mozambique's high population density of 54 people per square kilometer.

Gondola is located in the subcontinental zone and consists of two forms of landscape: On the one hand, the Precambrian gneiss plateau with isolated island mountains that are up to 700 meters high. The plateau has both narrow, deeply cut valleys and wide erosion valleys. There is also the plain of the Révuè river in the southeast. The second major river is the Pungwe , the main tributaries are the Mussangadze, Mudzingadzi, Thôa and Muda.

The average annual precipitation in the plateau zone is relatively high at 1,000 to 1,500 millimeters. In the lowlands, on the other hand, there is only 850 to 1,100 millimeters of precipitation. The rainy season starts in November and lasts until March. In the months of April and October there is still precipitation of up to 50 millimeters, in the dry season from May to September only 20 millimeters.

history

The name Gondola is derived from the name of the Gandua pond, which is located near the village of Gondola. The importance of the place increased due to the development of rail traffic from Beira to Zimbabwe .

population

The population is very young, 18 percent are under five years old, 30 percent are between five and fourteen years old. Only 2.5 percent of the population are older than 65 years. There are very many illiterate people, especially among older women (as of 2007):

Post office in Gondola

Facilities and services

In the district (as of 2013) there are 75 primary schools ( Primárias) and 19 secondary schools (Secundárias). Of the primary schools, two are public schools and 73 are private schools; of the secondary schools, 16 are public and three are private.

There is a district hospital and thirteen health centers in Gondola.

Administrative division

The Gondola district is divided into seven administrative posts ( postos administrativos ):

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2007, 67 percent of households had a radio and 3 percent a television, 42 percent owned a bicycle and 1 percent a car.

Agriculture

In 2010 there were 53,499 farms raising livestock (mostly cattle and poultry) and 50,410 growing staple foods. About 30 percent of the companies are owned by the authorities, 70 percent are family owned. These are managed by three or more family members, 38% of whom are children under ten years of age. The main crops are peanuts, sweet potatoes, beans, cassava, corn, sorghum and rice.

Family income is often increased through the sale of wood, firewood, reeds and charcoal, as well as from hunting, fishing and handicrafts.

Natural resources

The district has brass, titanium, clay, mica, corundum and tin in mineral resources.

traffic

  • Airport: Gondola has local flight connections from Chimoio Airport.
  • Railway: The district is on the railway line from Beira to Zimbabwe.
  • Road: The national road EN 1 runs through the south-east of the country, where it also crosses with the national road EN 6, which leads to Chimoio.
location Length (km) Surname Status
Inchope / Mutindir 45 EN 1 asphalt
Inchope / Bwenaronga 85 EN 6 earth
Cruz / Bengo-Púnguè 42 EN 6 earth
Aeroporto / Rio Revuè 21st EN 216 earth
Cruz / Mafor / Rio Púnguè 50 EN 215 / EN 6
Cruz / Quedas 55 EN 434 / EN 6
Rome / Matsi 29 ER 435
Cruz / Inf / Cafumpe / Mandole 43 EN 6
Cruz / Incho / Mutipa 15th EN 6 earth

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 10 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  2. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2005, pp. 2–4 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  3. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2005, p. 8 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  4. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 11 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  5. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 18 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  6. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 19 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  7. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 24 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  8. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2005, p. 10 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  9. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 14 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  10. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 26 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  11. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2005, p. 28 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  12. ^ Estatísticas do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2013, p. 10 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).
  13. ^ Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, Inchope, Gondola District, Manica Province, Mozambique. Retrieved September 17, 2019 .
  14. ^ Dauntless Aviation, Airport Chimoio. Retrieved September 17, 2019 .
  15. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito de Gondola. (pdf) 2005, pp. 42–43 , accessed on September 17, 2019 (Portuguese).