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Gurué District is a
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Gurué District is a district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of Zambezia Province
Zambezia ( ) is the second most-populous province of Mozambique, located in the central coastal region south-west of Nampula Province and north-east of Sofala Province. It has a population of 5.11 million, according to the 2017 census. The provin ...
in Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
. The principal town is Gurué. Gurué is the country's largest tea-estate and has a population of around 116, 922.
Settlements
* Gurué * LiomaGeography
Gurué is located 350 km from the next international airport in Blantyre, Malawi.Economy
The economy is 90% based on tea plantations, though fruit, coffee, and other plantations do exist. Most people have small subsistence farms because they receive irregular salaries.Further reading
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Districts in Zambezia Province
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