Mandimba

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Monument to the Mozambican Heroes ( Monumento aos Heróis Moçambicanos ) in the center of Mandimba

Mandimba is a place ( vila ) in the Mandimba district of the same name in the Niassa province in Mozambique right on the border with Malawi . Mandimba is an administrative post ( posto administrativo ) and at the same time the capital of the district of the same name.

geography

The small town of Mandimba is located in the lowlands in the foothills of the Zomba massif in Malawi , a good 50 kilometers from the southern tip of Lake Malawi . A river of the same name ( Rio Mandimba ) flows through Mandimba , the source of which is in Malawi. There are a few other small rivers and streams that only carry water in the rainy season.

Mandimba is right on the border with Malawi, the distance to the next largest city Mangochi on the Malawian side is a good 50 kilometers. The distance to the capital of the Niassa province, Lichinga , is a good 120 kilometers.

In the place (or in the area of ​​the administrative post of the same name) lived on July 1, 2012 about 118,922 people. The surrounding villages of Meluluca are also included in Mandimba .

traffic

A street in Mandimba. All roads in and around Mandimba are unpaved.

Mandimba is a traffic junction between Lichinga, Malawi and the other Mozambican coastal country (Cuamba, Nampula etc.). The unpaved national road EN8 (Malawi – Mandimba – Nampula) runs through the village . The EN13 national road, which is also unpaved, leads to Lichinga . Despite promises by the central government, the roads have not yet been paved.

The nearest airport is in Lichinga (120 km away), the nearest train station is in Belém in the same district 40 km away ( branch line Cuamba-Lichinga ).

economy

As in large parts of Mozambique, Marracuene is mainly characterized by subsistence agriculture . The most important branches of the economy are agriculture, especially the cultivation of maize and tobacco, as well as tourism. The latter is mainly due to the border traffic and the long travel routes between Nampula and Lichinga.

In the small town itself there are informal markets as well as some shops, including a bank branch of Millenium Bim .

politics

Seat of the administration of the Mandimba district

In the course of Mozambique's efforts to decentralize, the central government began to create so-called munizipe ( municípios ) in the 1990s . The central government created the municipality of Mandimba in 2013. In connection with this, the population of the city received the right to elect the city council ( concelho municipal ) themselves. In all local elections since 2013, the ruling party FRELIMO has won the local elections in Mandimba.

In addition to its own city administration, Mandimba also houses the organs of the district administration.

Web links

Commons : Mandimba  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b PERFIL DO DISTRITO DE MANDIMBA PROVÍNCIA DE NIASSA. Ministério da Administração Estatal, 2012, accessed October 22, 2017 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Manuel David: Lichinga-Cuamba: Uma estrada esquecida pelo Governo? Deutsche Welle, January 31, 2017, accessed September 10, 2017 (Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Moçambique tem dez novas autarquias. In: @Verdade. May 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2017 (Portuguese).

Coordinates: 14 ° 21 ′  S , 35 ° 39 ′  E