Mutarara (District)

Mutarara district
Location of the Mutarara district in Mozambique
Basic data
Country	Mozambique
province	Tete
surface	6367 km²
Residents	250,549 (2013)
density	39 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	MZ-T

Coordinates: 17 ° 27 '  S , 35 ° 3'  E

Sena railway line in Mutarara

Mutarara is a district of the Tete Province in Mozambique with the administrative seat in Nhamayabue . Its territory borders the Republic of Malawi to the north, the Moatize district to the west, the Sofala ( Chemba and Caia districts ) and Manica ( Tambara district ) provinces to the south, and the Zambézia province ( Morrumbala and Mopeia districts ) to the east .

geography

The Mutarara district is 6367 square kilometers and has 250,549 inhabitants (as of 2013), which results in a population density of 39 people per square kilometer.

The western part of the country is the Zambezi Plain with an average altitude of 200 meters. The eastern part is hilly, the largest elevation is Mount Mulaca with a height of 779.92 meters. In addition to the Zambezi, there are three other permanent rivers, Chire , Dinde and Dziwe-dziwe.

The climate is a dry steppe climate with annual rainfall between 500 and 800 millimeters. These fall mainly in the months of November to March. The annual average temperature is 26.5 degrees Celsius.

Climate table Mutarara Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 34.1 33.9 32.9 32.2 30.7 28.4 28.5 30.5 33.3 36.3 36.3 35 O 32.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 22.3 22.4 21.5 19.9 16.9 14.5 14.3 15.5 18th 20.4 22nd 22.5 O 19.2 Temperature (° C) 28.2 28.1 27.2 28 23.8 21.4 21.4 23 25.6 28.3 29.1 28.7 O 26.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 175 150 129 39 22nd 17th 12 10 10 11 86 132 Σ 793 Source: climate-data.org

history

In the area now known as Mutarara Velha, there were a large number of trees that the locals called "Ntalala". This led to the name Mutarara.

population

Age: As in many districts in Mozambique, the population is very young, with almost fifty percent of the population being under fifteen. Religion: About 60 percent of the population are Christians ( Zionists , Evangelists, Catholics, Anglicans), about one percent are Muslims, and one third does not profess any religion. Language: The most important language is Chisena , it is spoken by over 90 percent of the population. Only about one percent speaks Portuguese.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica

Facilities and services

Schools: There are 122 primary schools ( Primárias) and eight secondary schools (Secundárias) in the district. All schools are public, there are no private schools (as of 2012). Education: Fourteen percent of the population over 10 years of age attended elementary school, two percent went to secondary school and 0.2 percent did other training. 83 percent did not go to school (as of 2007). The illiteracy rate is high, especially among older women. Health: There is one hospital and ten health centers in the district.

Administrative division

The Mutarara district is divided into four administrative posts ( postos administrativos ):

• Nhamayabue
• Chare
• Doa
• Inhamgoma

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2007, 46.7 percent of households had a radio and 0.7 percent a television. 48.6 percent had a bicycle and 0.1 percent had a car.

Agriculture

There are 37,000 farms in the district that mainly grow staple foods. The agriculture is mostly done manually by families, with women and children often being used. There are hardly any irrigation systems and because there is little rainfall, droughts often lead to crop failures. On the other hand, heavy rains can also lead to floods, such as in February 2019. The main crops are sorghum, millet, corn and sweet potato. In recent years, the cultivation of vegetables, especially cabbage, peppers, onions, garlic and tomatoes, as well as sesame and cotton has increased (as of 2014). Chickens, ducks and goats are bred for personal use, cattle, goats, pigs and sheep are bred for marketing.

Commerce, trade

Small local businesses emerge as an alternative or supplement to agricultural activity. As of 2014 there are 240 commercial establishments, including 87 mills. Ten guest houses with a total of 211 beds are available to guests.

The district's trading network is small, with staple foods such as sugar, salt, soap, and oil being offered by small street vendors.

Natural resources

Mutarara has coal, iron, fluorite, diamonds and limestone in terms of mineral resources.

Dona Ana railway bridge over the Zambezi

traffic

Streets

There are no national roads in the district. The main roads are the regional roads that connect the center of Nhamayabue with the three administrative posts.

railroad

The Sena railway line from Moatize to Beira runs through the district and crosses the Zambezi at Nhamayabue. The Dona Ana Bridge is 3.67 kilometers long and the fifth longest bridge in Africa.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 10 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
2. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. (pdf) 2014, pp. 1–2 , accessed on September 26, 2019 (Portuguese). 
3. ↑ Climate-Date-org, Mutarara climate table. Retrieved September 28, 2019 . 
4. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. (pdf) 2014, p. 6 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
5. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 9 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
6. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 18 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
7. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. (pdf) 2014, p. 9 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
8. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 12 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
9. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 19 , accessed on September 26, 2019 (Portuguese). 
10. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. (pdf) 2014, p. 25 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
11. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 18 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
12. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 24 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
13. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. (pdf) 2014, p. 15 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
14. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 14 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
15. ^ ^{A b} República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. 2014, pp. 47-50 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
16. ↑ United Nations, Unitar, Flood. February 7, 2017, accessed September 30, 2019 . 
17. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. (pdf) 2014, p. 52 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
18. ^ Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Estatísticas do Distrito Mutarara. (pdf) 2013, p. 10 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
19. ^ Club of Mozambique, Mineral coal deposit discovered in Mutarara. July 2, 2019, accessed September 28, 2019 . 
20. ^ República de Moçambique, Ministério da Administração Estatal, Perfil do Distrito da Mutarara. (pdf) 2014, p. 16 , accessed on September 28, 2019 (Portuguese). 
21. ↑ Rome2rio, Moatize-Beira. Retrieved September 29, 2019 . 
22. ↑ Africa Ranking, The Top 10 Longest Bridges in Africa. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .