Vanduzi District is a district in

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 ...

of Mozambique.

Geography

The district has an area of 2,825 km². It is bounded on the west by

Manica District Manica District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Manica. The district is located in the west of the province, and borders with Báruè District in the north, Vanduzi District in the east, Sussundenga ...

, on the northwest by Barue District, on the northeast by

Macossa District Macossa District is a Districts of Mozambique, district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Macossa. The district is located in the east of the province, and borders with Tambara District in the north, Maringué District ...

and

Sofala Province Sofala is a Provinces of Mozambique, province of Mozambique. It has a population of 2,259,248 (2017 census). Beira, Mozambique, Beira is the capital of the province, named for the ruined port of Sofala which is to the south. History Portuguese ...

, on the east by Gondola District, on the southeast by Chimoio District, and on the south by Macate and Sussundenga districts.

Population

The district has a population of 140,476, and a population density of 50 persons per km².

Administration

The administrative headquarters for the district is in the town of Vanduzi. The district is divided into two administrative postos, Matsinho (two localities, Chiremera and Matsinho) and Vanduzi (three localities, Chigodore, Pungué Sul, and Vanduzi).

History

Vanduzi District was created by the Mozambican legislature in 2013. Prior to that, Vanduzi ''posto'' was part of

, and Matsinho ''posto'' was part of Gondola District.

References

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