Quelimane
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| Coordinates | 17 ° 53 ′ S , 36 ° 53 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Mozambique | ||
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| District | Angoche district | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MZ-Q | ||
| height | 8 m | ||
| surface | 117 km² | ||
| Residents | 349,842 (2017) | ||
| density | 2,990.1 Ew. / km² | ||
 Cathedral of Nossa Senhora do Livramento (1998)
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Quelimane (temporarily São Martinho de Quelimane ) is a port and industrial city in Mozambique . Since 1954 it has been the seat of the Quelimane diocese .
geography
Quelimane is located on the Rio dos Bons Sinais ( River of Good Signs ), around 20 km from the Indian Ocean . It is the capital of the province of Zambezia .
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Quelimane
Source: wetterkontor.de
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Residents
In 1970 the city had 71,786 inhabitants. As a result of the civil war, the number of residents fell to 62,174 by 1980. At the last census in 1997 150,116 people lived here. In 2007 the population was 192,876. In 2017 it had risen to 349,842.
history
Quelimane was originally a trading post for the Swahili , who also traded with the Arabs from Oman via Zanzibar . In 1498 Vasco da Gama reached the city on his journey to India . In 1530 the Portuguese occupied the place, but did not establish the first trading post until 1544. In 1761 the place was declared a city and two years later received a city parliament (city council). In the 18th and 19th centuries, the settlement was a hub for the slave trade. In 1862 David Livingstone became British consul in the city.
On August 21, 1942 Quelimane received city rights under Provincial Governor Armando Eduardo Pinto Correia .
economy
There are large coconut plantations in the hinterland. Palm oil is extracted for export. In addition to sisal and tea running. The most important branch of industry, however, is fishing.
The city was the terminus of a 120 km long railway line from Mocuba . There is also a regional airport and a river port where larger seagoing vessels can moor. Ships go to Maputo , South Africa and directly to Europe. The port is currently being overhauled with support from Germany.
At the nearby bay of Zalala there is a beach that is used for tourism. Biggest sights are the governor's palace from 1895 and the catholic cathedral Nossa Senhora do Livramento , which was built in 1785.
sons and daughters of the town
- Maria Manuel Leitão Marques (* 1952), Portuguese university professor and politician, from 2015 Minister in the Costa I cabinet
- Eduardo White (1963–2014), Mozambican writer and poet
- Manuel de Araújo (* 1970), Mozambican economist and politician
Web links
- Our opinion about the city (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Gazeteer (accessed January 6, 2010)
- ↑ Mozambique: Provinces, Cities, Urban Settlements & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Conselho Municipal da Cidade de Quelimane: História ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 22, 2015.
