Chiure or Chiure Novo is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Chiure District in
Cabo Delgado Province
Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has an area of and a population of 2,320,261 (2017). It borders the Mtwara Region in the neighbouring country of Tanzania, and the provinces of Nampula and Niassa.
The Province is ri ...
in northeastern
Mozambique
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.
It is the capital of Chiure District.
The District has the highest population of all Districts in Cabo Delgado province.
Construction of a district hospital was completed in 2009.
The local population is predominantly Makua. Portuguese is widely spoken in the district Capital as it is the official language of Mozambique, but in outlying towns and villages Emakua may be the only spoken language.
References
Republica de Mocambique, Ministerio da Administracao Estatal, Perfil do Distrito de Chiure, 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20120610054454/http://www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz/Informacao/distritos/cdelgado/Chiure.pdf
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Ancuabe District
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