Maringué (district)

Maringué district
Location of the Maringué district in Mozambique
Basic data
Country	Mozambique
province	Sofala
surface	6149 km²
Residents	86,738 (2013)
density	14 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	MZ-S

Coordinates: 17 ° 55 ′  S , 34 ° 21 ′  W

Maringué is a district of the Sofala province in Mozambique with the capital Maringué . The district borders in the north on the Chemba district , in the west on the Manica province (with the districts Macossa and Tambara ), in the south on the districts Gorongosa and Cheringoma and in the east on the districts Caia and Chemba .

geography

The Maringué district is 6149 square kilometers and has 86,738 inhabitants (as of 2013).

The area lies west of the Zambezi Valley and is hilly with heights between 200 and 1000 meters. The largest river is the Nhamapadza , it flows into the Zambezi, like the rivers Fudja, Nhanzuazua, Sambeza, Pundza and Mupa. All rivers only carry water in the rainy season. The rainy season lasts from November to April, 100 to 200 millimeters of rain fall here every month and the average temperature is over 27 degrees Celsius. In the dry season from May to October there is 10 to 30 millimeters of precipitation per month, the average temperature is just over 20 degrees Celsius.

Maringué Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.1 32.7 31.8 31.1 29.4 27.5 27.3 29.2 31.8 34.9 34.3 33.0 O 31.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 21.3 21.3 20.5 19th 15.9 14th 13.5 14.5 17.1 19.3 20.4 20.7 O 18.1 Temperature (° C) 27.2 27 28.1 25th 22.8 20.7 20.4 21.9 24.4 27.1 27.3 27.1 O 24.9 Precipitation ( mm ) 224 204 156 59 29 28 23 18th 11 22nd 93 186 Σ 1,053 T e m p e r a t u r 33.1 21.3 32.7 21.3 31.8 20.5 31.1 19th 29.4 15.9 27.5 14th 27.3 13.5 29.2 14.5 31.8 17.1 34.9 19.3 34.3 20.4 33.0 20.7 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 224 204 156 59 29 28 23 18th 11 22nd 93 186   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: climate-data.org

history

The Maringué area was populated by Bantu between the 3rd and 7th centuries BC . They lived from agriculture and mined iron. In 1325 the Macaranga occupied the territory and assigned it to the Kingdom of Báruè. In 1836, Soshangane attacked Manica and Sofala and incorporated them into his kingdom of Gaza. The Portuguese had been interested in the area since 1607, mostly because of its silver mines. They distributed land to Portuguese settlers, but did not gain control of the land until the end of the 19th century. Between 1895 and 1970, today's Maringué district was under the two districts of Chemba and Gorongosa.

Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama in Maringué

The Renamo resistance movement , which was founded in 1976 and became the largest opposition party in Mozambique after a peace agreement in 1992, had its headquarters in Maringué.

The name Maringué is derived from the stream "M'phata", which is called "Marorongue" in the local language. This was pronounced as Maringué by the Portuguese.

population

The population is very young, 23 percent of the population is under five years old, 31 percent are between five and fourteen years (as of 2013). The dominant mother tongue is Ndau (also called Cindau or Chindau), 92 percent of the population over five do not speak Portuguese (as of 2005). The illiteracy rate is very high, especially among older women:

Facilities and services

In 2013 there are 83 elementary schools ( Primárias) and five secondary schools (Secundárias) in the district. Of the primary schools, 59 are public schools and 24 are private schools, and all of the secondary schools are public.

There are six health centers and one group practice in Maringué.

Administrative division

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

• Maringué-Sede
• Canxixe
• Subuè

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2007, 52 percent of households had a radio and 0.6 percent a television, 56 percent owned a bicycle and 0.3 percent a car.

Agriculture

In 2010 there were 14,113 farms growing staple foods. 85 percent of these farms are run by families with three or more family members, 57 percent are less than half a hectare in size. The main crops are maize, millet ( pearl millet , sorghum ), cassava, beans, peanuts and sweet potatoes.

In addition to cultivation, there are also fruit and cashew trees in the district, as well as around 8,000 cattle and 12,000 poultry farmers. An important way to increase the family income is the sale of wood, firewood, reeds and coal, as well as the proceeds from hunting, fishing and handicraft activities.

Natural resources

Fluorite is mined in the district .

traffic

Road to Maringué

There are no national roads or rail links running through the district.

Web links

Commons : Maringué (district)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 10 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
2. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2005, pp. 2–3 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
3. ↑ climate-data.org, Maringue. Retrieved September 23, 2019 . 
4. ^ ^{A b} Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 11 , accessed on 23 September 2019 (Portuguese). 
5. ^ Britannica, Renamo. Retrieved September 24, 2019 . 
6. ^ Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, The Demobilization and Remobilization of Renamo in Central Mozambique. November 23, 2015, accessed September 24, 2019 . 
7. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2005, pp. 7–8 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
8. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2005, p. 11 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
9. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 18 , accessed on 23 September 2019 (Portuguese). 
10. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 19 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
11. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 24 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
12. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2005, p. 14 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
13. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 14 , accessed on 23 September 2019 (Portuguese). 
14. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 26 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
15. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2005, pp. 28–29 , accessed on 23 September 2019 (Portuguese). 
16. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2013, p. 10 , accessed on September 23, 2019 (Portuguese). 
17. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministry of State Administration, Perfil do Distrito do Maringué. (pdf) 2005, p. 42 , accessed on 23 September 2019 (Portuguese).