Niassa Province
13°15′S 36°30′E / 13.250°S 36.500°E
Niassa Yao people living in Mozambique. They largely occupy the eastern and northern part of the Niassa province and form about 40% of the population of Lichinga, the capital of this province.
Niassa
Jimbo la Niassa ( Capital | Lichinga | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 129,056 km2 (49,829 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,836 m (6,024 ft) | |
| Population (2017 census) | ||
| • Total | 1,810,794 | |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 33xx | |
| Area code | (+258) 271 | |
| HDI (2019) | 0.425[3] low · 8th of 11 | |
| Website | www | |
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landmines.[2] The province shares the Niassa National Reserve with neighboring Cabo Delgado Province.[4]
Districts
Niassa Province is divided into the 15 districts of:
- Cuamba District
- Lago District
- Lichinga District
- Majune District
- Mandimba District
- Marrupa District
- Maúa District
- Mavago District
- Mecanhelas District
- Mecula District
- Metarica District
- Muembe District
- N'gauma District
- Nipepe District
- Sanga District
and the municipalities of:
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 514,100 | — |
| 1997 | 808,572 | +2.70% |
| 2007 | 1,213,398 | +4.14% |
| 2017 | 1,810,794 | +4.08% |
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Religion
The majority in Niassa province practice Islam.
Education
In 1998, a provincial college was built in Lichinga to train teachers. Partially financed by the Irish Embassy in Maputo, it graduates 60 teachers a year. Apart from training teachers for local schools, the college offers primary school education to the local Lichinga community and works towards reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS in Niassa province.[7]
References
- ^ "Total Population By Provinces - 2006". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ a b "Niassa". Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "The Lions of Niassa". Fauna and Flora International. 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ Cameroon: Administrative Division population statistics
- ^ "QUADRO 11. POPULAÇÃO POR RELIGIÃO, SEGUNDO ÁREA DE RESIDÊNCIA, IDADE E SEXO. PROVINCIA DO NIASSA, 2017.xlsx — Instituto Nacional de Estatistica". www.ine.gov.mz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Teacher Training College Niassa". Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
External links
External links
- (in Portuguese) Province of Niassa official site
- (in Portuguese) including information about districts
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