Gorongosa District

Gorongosa District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Gorongosa. The district is located in the northwest of the province, and borders with Maringué District in the north, Cheringoma District in the east, Muanza District in the southeast, Nhamatanda District in the south, and with Macossa and Gondola Districts of Manica Province in the west. The area of the district is 6,722 square kilometres (2,595 sq mi).[1] It has a population of 116,912 as of 2007.[2]

Gorongosa
District
Entrance to the district from the north
Gorongosa District on the map of Mozambique
Country	Mozambique
Province	Sofala
Capital	Gorongosa
Area
• Total	6,722 km^2 (2,595 sq mi)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	116,912
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)

Geography

The principal rivers of the district are the Vanduzi River and the Chitunga River in the west and the Vunduzi River and the Nhandu River in the east.[1]

According to the Köppen climate classification, the district are in two climate zones, tropical wet dry (aw) and, in the mountains (Serra de Gorongosa) tropical temperate humid (cw). The average annual rainfall is 1,241 millimetres (48.9 in).[1]

The district is dominated by the Gorongosa National Park, which is located in the East African Rift.[1]

Demographics

As of 2005, 48% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 24% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was Cindau. 82% were analphabetic, mostly women.[1]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three postos, Gorongosa (two localities), Nhamadzi (one locality), and Vanduzi (one locality).[1]

Economy

1% of the households in the district have access to electricity.[1]

Agriculture

In the district, there are 15,000 farms which have on average 1.5 hectares (0.0058 sq mi) of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, sorghum, rice, sugar cane, and sweet potato.[1]

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which includes 146 kilometres (91 mi) stretch of the national road E1 passing through Gorongosa.[1]

References

1. "Perfil do Distrito do Gorongosa" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of State Administration. 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
2. "População da Provincia de Sofala". Censo 2007 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.