Marávia (district)

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Marávia district
Location of the Marávia district in Mozambique
Location of the Marávia district in Mozambique
Basic data
Country Mozambique
province Tete
surface 16,697 km²
Residents 99,563 (2013)
density 6 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 MZ-T

Coordinates: 15 ° 1 ′  S , 31 ° 37 ′  W

Marávia is a district of the Tete Province in Mozambique with the administrative seat in the city of Fingoé . Marávia is bordered by the Republic of Zambia to the north, the Zumbo district to the west, the Magoé and Cahora Bassa districts to the south and the Chifunde and Chiuta districts to the east .

geography

With an area of ​​16,697 square kilometers, Marávia has 99,563 inhabitants (as of 2013). This gives a population density of 6 people per square kilometer.

The district is located in the northwest of the province of Tete and borders the Republic of Zambia in the north, its southern border is formed by the Zambezi , its western border by the Mucanha and its eastern border by the Capoche up to the confluence with the Luia . According to the effective climate classification of Köppen, the climate is humid and moderate with the two seasons of rainy and dry seasons. In the rainy season, which lasts from November to April, more than 95 percent of the annual precipitation falls, in the months of May to October only about 5 millimeters of rain fall. The average temperature is 22 degrees Celsius, the average minimum temperature is 16, the maximum temperature is 28 degrees.

Maravia is hilly with an altitude between 300 and 1,000 meters, the most famous mountains are the Chiputu (1,502 m), the Chuamba (1,335 m) and the Camessongue (1,450 m). The main river is the Zambezi. Other important rivers are the Capoche, Unkanha , Luatize and the Duanga Mucumbudzi .

population

The population is very young, 21 percent are younger than four years, 28 percent are between five and fourteen years old (as of 2013). The illiteracy rate is high, especially among older women (as of 2007):

Over ninety percent of the population does not speak Portuguese, the most important language is Cinyungwè .

Facilities and services

There are 74 primary schools ( Primárias) and three secondary schools (Secundárias) in the district . Of the primary schools, 60 are public schools and 14 are private schools, and all of the secondary schools are public. In primary schools the student-teacher ratio is 53: 1, in secondary schools 15: 1.

There are six health centers in Marávia (as of 2012).

Administrative division

The Marávia district is divided into three administrative posts ( postos administrativos ):

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2007, 45 percent of households had a radio and 0.4 percent a television. 52 percent owned a bicycle and 0.3 percent a car (as of 2007).

Agriculture

Agriculture is the most important source of income for the population. In 2010 there were 17,573 farms with an average size of 2.8 hectares. Almost 85 percent of the farms are family owned and run by three or more people. A third of the farms are smaller than half a hectare, around half of these small farms are run by women. The main crops are corn, sorghum , peanuts, sweet potatoes and beans. There are around 5,000 ranchers (cattle and pigs) and more than 10,000 poultry farmers in the district. Many families secure an additional income by selling wood, firewood, reeds and charcoal as well as by hunting or fishing.

Cahora Bassa reservoir

energy

The Zambezi is dammed up by the Cahora Bassa dam to form a 240-kilometer-long artificial lake for generating electricity.

Natural resources

Marávia owns gold, asbestos, coal, iron and the gemstone aquamarine .

traffic

The road network in Marávia also includes a section of the national road EN221 from Bene to Fingoe.

place km Surname
Blose / Fingoe 110 EN221
Chipungu / Chipera 75 NC
Chipungu / Chipera 37 NC
Funguoe / Malowera 85 ER458
Cachambo / Unlanha 55 ER221
Fingoe / Nhenda 67 NC

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Instituto Nacional de Estatístic, Estatísticas do Distrito de Maravia. (pdf) 2013, accessed on September 2, 2019 (Portuguese).
  2. ^ A b c d e Republic of Mozambique, "Perfil do Distrito de Maravia". (pdf) 2005, accessed September 2, 2019 (Portuguese).
  3. ^ Britannica, Cahora Bassa. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 221 National Road: Combomune - Chicualacuala. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .