Mossurize District is a

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Manica Province Manica is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 62,272 km2 and a population of 1,945,994 (2017 census). The province is surrounded by Zimbabwe to the west, Tete Province to the northwest, Sofala Province to the east, the Save Rive ...

in western

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. The principal town is Espungabera. The district is located in the south of the province, and borders with

Sussundenga District Sussundenga District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Sussundenga. The district is located in the center of the province, and borders with Manica District in the north, Gondola District in the northe ...

in the north, Chibabava District of

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in the east, Machaze District in the south, and with

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in the west. The area of the district is . It has a population of 195,182 as of 2007.

Geography

The two main rivers in the district are the Mossurize River and the Buzi River. A number of rivers are seasonal and only flow during the rainy season. According to the

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, the climate of the district is temperate humid, with the annual rainfall being around .

History

The area was taken over by the Portuguese around 1890.

Demographics

As of 2005, 46% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 7% did speak Portuguese. The most common mothertongue is ChiNdau language. 86% were analphabetic, mostly women.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three postos, Chiurairue (three localities), Dacata (four localities), and Espungabera (three localities).

Economy

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

Agriculture

In the district, there are 14,000 farms which have on average of land. The main agricultural products are corn,

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cowpea The cowpea (''Vigna unguiculata'') is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus '' Vigna''. Its tolerance for sandy soil and low rainfall have made it an important crop in the semiarid regions across Africa and Asia. It requires very few inpu ...

, peanut,

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, and sweet potato.

Transportation

There is a road network in the district long. Most of the roads are in a bad state.

References

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