Magoé 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 Tete Province in western

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 ...

. Its administrative center is the town of Mpheende. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Zumbo District in the north, Marávia District in the northeast, Cahora-Bassa District in the east, and with Zimbabwe in the south and in the west. The area of the district is . It had a population of 89,273 as of 2017.

Geography

The Zambezi crosses the district from west to east. Upstream of Songo, it is built up as the Lago Cahora Bassa, a water reservoir. According to the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, the climate of the district is that of hot steppe (BSh). There is no meteorological stations in the district; the closest station, in Chicôa, registers the average annual rainfall of .

Demographics

As of 2005, 49% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 23% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was Cinyungwe. 72% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three postos, Mpheende, Chinhopo, and Mukumbura, which in total comprise six localities.

Economy

Less than 1% of the households in the district have access to electricity.

Agriculture

In the district, there are 9,000 farms which have on average of land. The main agricultural products are

maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...

, cowpea,

peanut The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large ...

, and sweet potato.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district which is long. All roads are in a very bad state.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magoe District Districts in Tete Province